Fiach MacConghail (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Walker for his submission. I am director of the Abbey Theatre, which is a member of IBEC, although our representative is not on the energy committee. I had better outline that in case some wily journalist reveals that.

Mr. Walker states clearly in his submission: "For the avoidance of doubt, such a body must not be modelled on the UK's committee on climate change whose relationship with the Department of Energy and Climate Change and with the UK Treasury has become increasingly fractious and ineffective over recent years". He later states: "We would also disagree with recent proposals that responsibility for climate policy should be transferred into the Department of Taoiseach". They are two Doomsday visions for IBEC about what a committee might look like. Will Mr. Walker outline his view of what that horror might be?