Results 1-12 of 12 for kerry speaker:Brian Leddin

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...are situated on the county boundaries and extend into other counties. Perhaps I am in agreement with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae who said it does not make sense to divide Rathmore, which is on the Cork-Kerry border on the Blackwater river. Neither does it make sense to divide Limerick or Waterford cities. County boundaries are not necessarily the appropriate boundaries to align...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (20 Jun 2023)

Brian Leddin: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the implementation of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan for Kerry, and in particular routes 2A from Skibbereen to Killarney and the 280 Ring of Kerry route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Liquefied Natural Gas and Oil Prospecting: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...in Northern Ireland which the professor mentioned, if the decision is that one of those projects makes more sense from a strategic and security of supply point of view over LNG down in north Kerry, then it is a question of the timescales for delivery of these projects and the cost versus LNG in north Kerry as well. Maybe it is a question for those who are promoting each of those projects....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Retrofitting Schemes: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (11 Oct 2022)

Brian Leddin: ...of Ireland, SEAI: Ms Margie McCarthy, director of research and policy insights; and Dr. Ciarán Byrne, director of national retrofit. Both witnesses are welcome back. We have met them before. Ms Kerrie Sheehan, head of research and technology, is new to this committee. She is very welcome. Joining us online are Mr. Brian O'Mahony, head of national retrofit and community...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (3 Nov 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...European countries, and with the development of a pan-European supergrid, we can help to power the Continent and create jobs on the western seaboard in counties like my own, Limerick, as well as in Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Donegal. Digitalisation is a key focus for the European Council and we may need to focus more on it at home. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...city and county of Limerick as the 40 km Limerick greenway has opened along the old Great Southern Railways line. This is part of a broad vision and network of greenways that will link counties Kerry, Clare, Tipperary and Limerick, with Limerick city as the hub. We hope to bring the greenway back into Limerick city and be able to extend it through east Clare up to Scarriff and, in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (13 May 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...issue of safety on our rural roads because another family has suffered an unbearable loss this week. Another innocent life has been taken, that of Aoibheann Duffy, an 11-year-old girl from County Kerry who was out for a cycle on a summer evening near her home. We have failed this young girl and her family. We have failed in our duty of care towards people living in rural areas. We have...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Brian Leddin: ..., which brought light to every corner of Ireland, the west will once again be the backdrop to a project that will benefit the entire island. The people along our Atlantic coastline, from Cork to Kerry, up through Limerick and Clare and on to Donegal, will benefit from the development and deployment of offshore wind power. The ambition and scale of this project are breathtaking. It will...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (20 Apr 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...on programme B myself. Subhead B.5 deals with energy research programmes. I am delighted to see such an increase in funding for research. We were all very happy down in Limerick, Clare and Kerry when the ESB announced about ten days ago a project of vast scale to begin to harness the huge amount of power off our west coast, but we are aware that the ESB's plans represent only the start...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Brian Leddin: ..., simply cannot get off the ground because they are new entrants and not a single insurance company will offer them cover. In particular, I have been in contact with entrepreneurs in Limerick and in Kerry who have been affected by this issue. I acknowledge the work of the Government and the Tánaiste's Department in tackling insurance reform. I appreciate that it is complex, and it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (15 Dec 2020)

Brian Leddin: ...Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the rare habitats of Killarney National Park are being protected; the way in which sustainable development is being promoted in the larger Kerry biosphere reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43376/20]

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Brian Leddin: ...power much of the nation's electricity needs, and indeed, to export electricity with the appropriate infrastructure. I believe that these developments will deliver significant benefits and employment to Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Mayo and Donegal. Offshore wind, with its higher capacity factor, has potential to deliver not only significant constant baseload to our electricity...