Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of questions for the Minister. There was huge concentration earlier this week on the EU review of our budget. I note media attention today is on possible fines for the agriculture sector. The EU review states that Ireland is not on course to meet its greenhouse gas emission targets and that although Ireland has adopted a number of specific action plans related to energy efficiency and climate action little progress has been made on specific actions that are needed to meet the climate and environmental targets under Europe 2020. Has the Minister had an opportunity to review the statements made earlier this week in Europe? As I said, earlier in the week there was huge concentration initially on the €2 billion correction in our budget. Today, the focus is on agriculture and possible fines in relation to the CAP scheme. However, there has been little or no discussion on the remarks made in relation to Ireland meetings its 2020 targets. I would welcome a response today from the Minister to the EU review published on Monday.