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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (17 Jan 2024)

Brian Leddin: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of the local authorities which have ongoing, managed energy-efficiency campaigns. [56572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to increase the veterinary presence available on all live export consignments to third countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55708/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: 55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for investigating complaints received in respect of reported breaches of animal welfare regulations during shipments of live animals to third countries. [55709/23]

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I move amendment No. 97: In page 145, between lines 43 and 44, to insert the following: (f)the following subsection were inserted after subsection (9): "(10)The director general of Limerick City and County Council shall consult with the Mayor of Limerick regarding a delegation made under this section to ensure that each delegated function is properly staffed in...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I have said what I need to say.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I move amendment No. 23: In page 20, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “ “Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area transport strategy” means the strategy which sets out the framework for the delivery of the transport system of the Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area;”. We had this discussion on Committee Stage and I want to have it again with the...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I agree with the sentiment expressed by Deputy Sherlock regarding overcautiousness, although I would say it is cautiousness. We cannot necessarily say at this point that it is overcautiousness because we are moving into somewhat uncharted territory. We have to respect that. The review mechanism after three years, notwithstanding Deputy McNamara's scepticism, is useful. In my short time in...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: There is a fundamental question about where the balance lies in the local authority between the mayor, in selecting his or her team, and the director general, and who has the dominant power. Amendment No. 15 is in my name. On Committee Stage, the Minister indicated that he felt the director general should have that power and that any powers relating to the human resources function would...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I will not need much latitude. I accept that the Minister of State has looked at this closely with his team. It was an attempt to make sure that the delegation of the previous mayor would not carry through automatically to the next mayor. The Minister of State has satisfactorily explained that this would not be the case. I accept his explanation and thank him for it.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: Can I speak to amendment No. 22 then?

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I agree quite a bit with the spirit of the amendment. It speaks to what we envisaged at the outset when we considered what this new office was going to be for Limerick on foot of the plebiscite. I reiterate that Limerick alone opted to have a directly elected mayor, whereas Cork and Waterford, which also had the opportunity, chose not to pursue this possibility. Limerick did so on the...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the review of the Climate Action Plan 2023 with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coveney. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the Minister and his officials to the meeting this afternoon. Before we start, I will read out the note on privilege. I remind the witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. I invite members to indicate if they wish to ask questions. We have a further hour and 45 minutes and must conclude by 3.30 p.m. Therefore, I ask members to be succinct in their questions and the Minister to be as brief as possible in his replies. On the two big proposals, will the Minister provide timelines for the industrial emissions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: Next year’s climate action plan is probably drafted and ready to go. Can we expect to see anything new in there or will it be a case of doubling down on last year's plan and getting it right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: To clarify, I said the meeting will finish at 3.30 p.m. but it will be at 3 p.m., so we have only slightly more than an hour.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: I thought Deputy Bruton would relish the opportunity to explore this further at the committee. As we come to discuss our work programme for next year, perhaps it is something we could look at in the earlier part of the year and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: Very good. We have made Deputy Bruton our committee rapporteur in the area of the circular economy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: You definitely will not be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of the Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment (7 Dec 2023)

Brian Leddin: We have to finish up at 3 p.m. so I ask-----