Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for attending. I refer to the comment about the production sectors which drive Irish exports being relatively insensitive to a carbon tax increase. During our engagement with Ms Justice Laffoy earlier, we were discussed the Citizens' Assembly's recommendation regarding a carbon tax on agriculture. If it is being stated that it will not have a significant impact on the international competitiveness of Irish exports, that is a surprise to me because it does not seem to be the type of information we are getting. Our guests stated that there is a need for a more stringent carbon tax policy in combination with other policy levers because it is being suggested that the carbon tax will not necessarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to them, the reduction will be less than 5%. What is meant by a more stringent carbon tax policy?