Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his excellent presentation. Living on an island we are inclined to be insular in our thinking.

Only when one returns from a conference on how global climate change will affect us locally does one sit up and take notice. This is the challenge we must face. I welcome the Minister's news about bringing the heads of the Bill to the Cabinet next week.

As some of my questions have been asked, I will not rehearse them. I am interested in the LIFE proposal. Will the Minister be able to make progress on it during Ireland's EU Presidency? The Irish projects funded to date have been successful, but finances seemed to cause a problem.