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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Ó Gallchóir and Deputy Murphy. I call Senator Higgins to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Does Dr. Moriarty want to come in again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: It is a hugely important point by Dr. Moriarty. We have so many experts - many of them in front of us today - who are so good at defining what the problem is, how we got here and where we are trying to get to. That piece where we really need research is the political piece, the social piece, the communication and how we actually do that. It goes back to my question at the very start. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: That is quite telling. I call Dr. Quinn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Quinn. Professor Ó Gallachóir is invited to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Ó Gallachóir. We will now hear from Dr. Torney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: We are going to have an election in Limerick but I did not ask the question even though I am a candidate. I want to clarify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I am tempted to ask about parking policy but that is a whole other issue. It seems it is a nettle that we need to grasp, it drives a lot of car dependency. I will not because there is a bunch of other questions for Professor Daly and Dr. Torney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: We did not touch on district heating either. Every time somebody talks, I think of something else. That is also very related to public transport in that if you design for district heating, you effectively are designing for public transport as well. I call Dr. Torney to be followed by Professor Ó Gallachóir.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: We could somehow enhance the revenue-raising powers of local government. That could be done but how do we make local government make the best decisions when it comes to climate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Not if we look at it more broadly, that is, to the transport and housing planning piece. They have a huge role there. I am not sure how switched on they are to the challenges we have with climate. There are national agencies driving policy, helping local governments for sure. I think of local government's role as being much bigger than their own buildings, for example, or vehicle fleet....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Did Professor Ó Gallachóir say that compact growth has been touched on in volume 2?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Professor Ó Gallachóir. I call Dr. Quinn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Sticking with the adaptation aspect, mindful we have reached 2 p.m., if we return to volume 1 of the report and the different scenarios set out there, including what is, essentially, a worst-case scenario for 2100, that I think refers to a 4°C increase in temperature over the pre-industrial mean, are local authorities planning for this level of risk? Where are they at with this? I live...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Okay. We will finish up. It has been a very interesting session. We touched on so much, and yet I feel we have only scratched the surface of the challenge. It is immense. It is important to point out how serious this issue is, which the witnesses did in volume 1 of their publication. This came across in their opening statement. They have made a very good effort to point the way forward...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Is this work led by the EPA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: It might, therefore, be an idea for us to speak with the EPA directly to ask it what it sees as being the next steps in this area. Okay, we will finish on that point. I thank all the witnesses, including those who have joined us remotely and all those who have come to Leinster House this afternoon to share with us their expertise and the detail, as best they could in the time we had, of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Torney. I have a few more questions and we might be here for a while but I am conscious of the time. I will be brief. I am conscious everybody is probably hungry. We have not really talked about the industry piece today. One of the big elephants in the room is cement. Perhaps Professor Ó Gallachóir or Professor Daly might speak on that issue as it is a big chunk...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: 705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the members of the Steering Group, Implementation Forum and Advisory Forum of Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy; and whether minutes of the meeting of each body are published online. [17636/24]