Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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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 exploratory and there is a huge body of work to be done.

Separate from that is the very real and tragic story of the flooding that is happening at the moment. There are immediate challenges. I am wondering about the timeline of the work. I am not saying it is for Professor Scott to develop the policies, but the State needs to develop them very quickly. While we might know what we need to do technically, bringing people on board, changing sectors and nudging them in the right direction is very difficult. I do not know whether Professor Scott wants to comment on his role in arriving at solutions quickly.