Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On the same theme, detail on the setting of annual targets in order to achieve the interim target by 2050 is completely missing from the Bill. There are no time-frames or criteria provided for. Amendment No. 11 outlines the criteria that the relevant advisory body should take into account when giving advice to the Minister in advance of setting annual emission targets. It also details the framework for the publication of that advice and the publication of the Minister's response to recommendations, including his or her reasons for not taking certain recommendations on board. The lack of detail illustrates that there is no genuine effort on the part of the Government to incorporate transparency and accountability into its plans to address the challenges in this area. That is not good enough and the Government should have a re-think on the entirety of its efforts.