13 Facts About Brian Leddin

Brian Leddin was appointed Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action in September 2020, is a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Chair of the Green Party's parliamentary party.

Brian Leddin is the Green Party spokesperson for Transport, Energy and Climate Action.

The Climate Bill had undergone extensive pre-legislative scrutiny to strengthen the bill by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, of which Brian Leddin is Chair, publishing its report on the draft of the bill on 18 December 2020.

The report made 78 recommendations to the draft bill, with Brian Leddin acknowledging the cross party, collaborative nature of the work.

On 21 April 2021, Brian Leddin spoke in the Dail debate on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2021: Second Stage.

Brian Leddin spoke on the collaborative cross-party work of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, the employment opportunities presented in the renewable energy sector along the West coast, and the impact of climate action on societal transformation for better quality of life, for a fairer and healthier society, while acknowledging the scale of the challenge ahead.

In June 2021, Brian Leddin was accused of conflict of interest after it was revealed that Arup, his former employer of five years, were consulting engineers on the Shannon LNG project.

Brian Leddin denied knowing that his former employers were acting as consulting engineers for the project, as he had left the company at that stage.

Brian Leddin outlined that any ruling on amendments out of order is on the advice of the Oireachtas officials and that this advice is strictly in compliance with standing orders.

Brian Leddin came under fire for posting an image on Twitter in July 2021 of a scene from Father Ted where the character Tom is shooting crows, in response to a discussion about managing seagulls.

Brian Leddin responded that the image was posted in jest and reiterated his commitment to animal welfare and protection.

Brian Leddin's granduncle Michael Keyes was a Labour Party politician who served as a TD in 1927, and then from 1933 to 1957.

Outside of politics, Brian Leddin is a qualified engineer with a degree in renewable energy systems technology.