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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I have received apologies from Deputy Paul Murphy. The purpose of the meeting today is to discuss the finalisation of the draft national energy and climate action plan, NECP, and national long-term strategy, NLTS. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the following stakeholders to the meeting: Mr. Oisín Coghlan of the Environmental Pillar, Ms Sadhbh O'Neill of Friends of the Earth and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I see several hands have gone up. I will bring everyone in. I am interested in hearing whether the witnesses have considered how something like a future generations commission would get off the ground and we could make it happen like the Welsh have done. I think Finland and New Zealand are looking at this as well. I do not see any reason why Ireland cannot and should not be doing it too....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: Some constraints should be applied.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Dr. Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: Thank you for that, Dr. Hough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: When did that feedback come in, and do we expect that it will be addressed? I presume it has to be addressed in the final submission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: The witnesses probably know we hope to have the Minister before the committee in a few weeks to give us a sense of where the submission is going and, I hope, to respond to the points they are making this morning. I will go to colleagues. Deputy O'Rourke is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I am mindful of the witnesses’ time as much as the committee’s. I think some people need to be gone by 12.30 p.m., and colleagues wish to ask questions. Therefore, I ask witnesses to be reasonably succinct and to the point in their answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: That is interesting to hear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I will go to Dr. Hough. She indicated for the last question but I did not notice until I had moved on to Deputy Whitmore. She should feel free to come in now and address the last question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I will cut across Dr. Hough. I am mindful of time. I will call Ms O'Neill and then Dr. Kelleher and Ms Devitt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I will bring the others in. If the Deputy wants to make another brief comment, I will go back to her. I am mindful of time. I will call Dr. Kelleher, then Ms Devitt and then back to Deputy Whitmore.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: May I jump in on that point, briefly? The targets are very important to get the system moving in the right direction. We should push targets as best we can but week in, week out we deal with the politics of implementation. It is really difficult. We all agree. Every member, from all parties and none, in this committee agrees what needs to be done but when we walk outside that door we do...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: We have been good in the past few years but, historically, we have not been so good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I am interested to hear what Mr. Coghlan has to say on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: That is a fair point. I now invite Ms Devitt and I ask that she be brief as I am aware some of our guests need to leave at 12.30 p.m. Senator O'Reilly wants to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms Devitt for that. I believe Ms O'Neill also indicated, apologies. I ask that she be brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms O'Neill for that. I also thank Deputy Whitmore.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: That question is for Ms O'Neill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Draft National Energy and Climate Plan: Discussion (14 May 2024)
Brian Leddin: I will cut across the Senator there because this issue has been addressed I think, although if she wishes to come back to it again, she is welcome to do so. I was just pointing this out to save her time.