Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This arose on Second Stage and is one of the concerns that arose in drafting, particularly with regard to Bord na Móna and the ESB. It is vital that there be a transition plan and active transitioning, such that any investment may be clearly delineated to support implementation of the plan. That is something at which we probably could arrive and it would probably be acceptable. The main point is that whatever investment ISIF makes in the future has to be in support of transitioning from carbon dependency, which is vital.

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