Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegation for coming before the committee. We are not geophysicists or chemists but we need, at a global level, to start measuring the full carbon footprint of all production processes. If I buy a plug from China, Canada or Ireland, I need to know its full environmental impact. In terms of the sand oil issue at a European level, if the delegation can make their claim regarding greenhouse gas emissions stand up, then they may get somewhere. However, if their argument does not stand up, then they will not progress their case.