Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief. I want to get it straight that Mr. Curtin has said we should not have targets in the Bill, but that it should be driven by the national plan and the national roadmap. Will he outline the per capita target in more detail, in addition to the recommendations made, as he wrote the paper for the NESC?

As regards the make-up of the group, will it be science-based? Mr. Brennan was an adviser on the last climate change Bill. Does he work for a company or did he at the time? I am trying to define what "independent" means.

Obviously, the recommendation is academic, scientific and fact-based to get the result, both in environmental and economic terms. As regards NGOs, will the delegates comment on the European Union's Aarhus Convention and the obligations on each country under it for representation?

The Minister has stated the European Union's obligations will be protected. He was left with 37 files of fines that he had to pick up when he came here. He has said loud and clear that he will not let that happen. The European Union's objectives and directives include the burden sharing directive which is part of the Union's target. It is incorporated in existing policy.

I would welcome the delegates' comments on these points.