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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Enhanced Transport and Mobility Support Options for People with Disabilities: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (4 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: .... I must apologise for missing the beginning of the meeting. I had a timetable clash so I cannot be everywhere at the same time. I have emphasised in a number of Dáil contributions the need to stop disabling disabled people further in our built environment. The Minister of State mentioned that she had personal connections with people with disabilities and she very much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Sectoral Emissions Ceiling: Discussion (26 Apr 2023)

Brian Leddin: I welcome Ms Donnelly. It is good to see her again. Deputy O'Rourke did not mention it but he and I were in Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Netherlands at the weekend. We were on a tour with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action to look at cycling infrastructure but also to discuss green hydrogen and the circular economy with stakeholders there. It is a parallel...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (23 Feb 2023)

Brian Leddin: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proactive steps her Department is taking to work with the Department of Transport to explore and realise the potential of e-bikes for rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9230/23]

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Brian Leddin: I welcome the Bill. Last week, we had the very welcome news that the bike-to-work scheme is to be extended to €3,000 to enable people to purchase cargo bikes. There is empirical evidence that cargo bikes give at least some families the option to get rid of their car or second car. Many short trips that would be taken by car can and will be taken by bike or cargo bike with this...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General (Resumed) (29 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: ...will make our society better and fair. My Green Party colleague, the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, secured significant cuts in childcare fees. There is a 25% reduction in fees this year, moving to a 50% cut in two years. Funding for more childcare places and affordable childcare are critically important for our society, for parents, children and employers. It gives stability and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (22 Sep 2022)

Brian Leddin: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the bike-to-work scheme to include more persons (details supplied); his plans to raise the limits of the scheme to enable the purchase of cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46328/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I have a question regarding the modelling and the gap of 0.9 megatonnes in transport. There was a study earlier this year or late last year by researchers in University College Cork, UCC, showing that nearly 40% of our transport emissions are caused by private car journeys in the 0 km to 8 km range. Many of these are commutes, school runs, trips to the shops, mass and so on. Within that 0...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: The Minister may have just answered it but for clarity, when I looked at this it seemed that it omits the potential for cargo bikes. There has been a huge uptake of such bikes in Dublin. Dublin City Council has led a very positive initiative around last-mile delivery and there are hubs all over the city. We will probably see that in every city and large town in Ireland in time as it...

Emissions in the Transport Sector Report: Motion (16 Jun 2022)

Brian Leddin: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action entitled "Report on Reducing Emissions in the Transport Sector by 51% by 2030", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th June, 2021. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, for joining us here today for this very important debate. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Climate Change Policy (16 Feb 2022)

Brian Leddin: We are here today not just to talk about the Salthill cycleway. The decision in Galway on Monday night is the catalyst for a discussion on how we can achieve our climate ambitions. We are here to talk about a fundamental challenge we face. In the past 18 months, I have been privileged to chair the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action. We shepherded generational...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...in danger of overhyping both the benefits and the dangers of e-scooters. No doubt e-scooters will be useful for some people, especially people who do not enjoy secure cycle parking, but we need to avoid what I might call techno-utopianism, but also techno-fatalism. I do not personally think that e-scooters will be a game changer for our villages, towns and cities. They will be of some...

Climate Action: Statements (30 Sep 2021)

Brian Leddin: ...of centenaries, we stand proud in the world, providing leadership on issues of justice and equality. I repeat the point I made last night. We can and we must dramatically reduce our emissions to play our part in making the future safer for people in countries like Afghanistan. We could point to our size and say our contribution to climate change does not matter. We could also do...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Jul 2021)

Brian Leddin: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly in which an e-bike qualifies under the cycle to work scheme but an e-bike kit does not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36743/21]

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

Brian Leddin: ...vans and trucks, we have inadvertently made them lethal for those who are not in such vehicles. It is a questionable success if it relies on our roads being so dangerous that our young and old are too terrified to walk or cycle along them because of the high risk they bring. There is one area that could be examined in respect of our rural roads. This year we have budgeted €584...

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

Brian Leddin: The Tánaiste has a deep commitment to entrepreneurship. We share a hope that once we have finally brought the pandemic under control, we will see a new generation of entrepreneurs come forward with innovative ideas to strengthen our economy. Entrepreneurs and small businesses played an important role in the previous economic recovery and they will play an equally important role in the...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Brian Leddin: I will speak about mobility impairment. We do not treat disabled members of society fairly. There is much evidence to support this claim but I want to focus on how we have failed to create towns and cities that all of our citizens can get around and enjoy. We park vehicles on footpaths. We allow dogs to foul our streets and do not clean up after them. We install gates that people with...