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Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: ...this State and outside it as well and we are very appreciative of them giving their time and expertise to us. The committee's report sets out recommendations to Government which members feel are vital to ensuring the biodiversity crisis in Ireland is addressed in a meaningful way. Our report contains 86 recommendations and I will present not a summary but a good selection to the House....

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: From the Seanad (28 Feb 2024)

Brian Leddin: ...Deputy Quinlivan for the efforts he made in pressing and performing his function as an Opposition Deputy for Limerick. The Government and the Opposition have worked together very well. We have landed on something that is the right balance between the devolution of powers and giving that franchise to the people of Limerick, and I expect that we will have an election in June. Others are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Projects and Operations: Iarnród Éireann (24 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: ...the Ennis branch meets Limerick Junction because it seems to make sense to look at development opportunities around there. This is not necessarily a matter for Irish Rail. Rather, it is for the Land Development Agency to look at how we can develop parcels of land around the locations at which we can build strategic train stations-----

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 7 December 2023, to outline his plans to develop housing on State-owned lands in the Limerick metropolitan area, other than those at Colbert Station, in line with the principles of the transit-oriented development and the new transport nodes identified in LSMATS; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans to develop housing on State-owned lands in line with the principles of the transit-oriented development in Limerick metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54133/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tree Remediation (5 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure local authorities remove diseased roadside ash trees from publicly owned land that pose a road safety risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53645/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tree Remediation (5 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enable the safe removal of diseased roadside ash trees from land owned by farmers who cannot pay private contractors for the safe removal of such trees; if he will consider the removal of such roadside trees a road safety priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53646/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan Review: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...Whitmore. I will use this Government slot as no other Government members are indicating. I wish to pick up the Deputy's question on the challenge of sustainable food production and how we use land. I will focus on dairy. It is arguably the food the wider world needs and it is premium markets we are sending it to, which is certainly good for our economy and for those involved in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...sites, or is its remit very much to look just at those sites? We saw the maps there with many areas highlighted in red that are very much in the service's jurisdiction but there is a lot of land area that is not indicated in red. We obviously need to protect and enhance biodiversity in these areas but we certainly need to do it outside them as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: .... The purpose of the sessions is to examine the recommendations contained in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. Both sessions are looking at the recommendations related to land use and water quality. On behalf of the committee, I welcome from the EPA: Dr. Eimear Cotter, director of the office of evidence and assessment; Dr. Jenny Deakin, senior scientist in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Scott. On Deputy Bruton's question, I wish to ask about the alignment of land use with the immediate targets and policies with which we are trying to grapple, in particular regarding reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 based on the 2018 baseline. While phase 1 of the land use review comprised critically important data gathering, phase 2 is still...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...their duty if they did not bring those negotiations to the very last evening and get the best they could for the people and for the respective agendas of the different parties. I think we have landed on an excellent budget. It will stand the test of time and reflect well on the three parties in government and reflect well on this term in government. I want to speak on transport and how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Decarbonisation of the Heat Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jun 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...that can be leveraged to support the development of district heating in the country. There are two sides to it. There is the very specific licensing of thermal networks in public roads and public lands, which is not a simple process. It is quite complicated, no doubt. There is something else about density and making sure urban densities are high enough for very good reason. If they...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...to lower margins and longer hours. Farmers do not want to be part of a system that pays them poorly in the first instance and, when it does, pays them to engage in environmental degradation of the land they love and nature and wildlife they know better than almost anyone. They do not want to stand over the collapse of nature or the live export trade. Agriculture is the backbone of rural...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (16 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...procedure for the role of the chief executive of a local authority to ensure the appointees have the relevant skills to lead on the challenges councils face regarding housing, climate, energy and land use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22516/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...the witnesses use the word "sustainable" and I know they do not do so lightly. I refer to the threats to farming as well and changing how farming happens in this country, for good or for ill. Land use and slurry use would be linked to this, as the Cathaoirleach alluded to. I wish to discuss these aspects. What is happening now is a fast-track approach. It is perhaps a process to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: I did not know you could directly inject digestate into the land. The Chair will know much more about farming practices than I do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: ...country. While we should be ambitious and recognise the opportunities, we also need to be mindful of whatever risks there might be. The witnesses might tell us more about those. I am alluding to land use change and the impact on sectors within agriculture, and also the environmental challenges that might be there. Another question is around potential leakage from plants. I had the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Brian Leddin: There is economic opportunity for beef and sheep farmers, which is good, but there will be an element of displacement of land use as well. How does that work its way through the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Nature Restoration Law and Land Use Review: Discussion (28 Mar 2023)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the nature of restoration law and the land use review. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Elaine McGoff from the Sustainable Water Network. We are joined online from the Irish Environment Network by Mr. Fintan Kelly; from the Irish Farmers Association by Ms Geraldine O'Sullivan, environment senior policy officer, Mr. Paul O'Brien, environment...