Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that. It is recommendation No. 1 so it is part of our remit. I have a few other questions. With regard to taxes, vulnerable members of the community may be on a lower income, so how would they be compensated? Have the witnesses done any analysis on the impact of taxation on the vulnerable in society?

It is highly frustrating to be part of a committee like this; it is hard because there is so little coherence in policy and the position is so dire for the country because we are so far behind. The national development plan and the national planning framework were subject to entirely inadequate strategic environmental assessment, and the process failed to qualify the effect of proposed polices and investment on emissions. What is the view of the witnesses on how climate considerations should be factored into appraisals of projects in the national development plan? Do the witnesses agree that quantified climate assessment of policy and decisions must be incorporated into the 2015 low carbon Act?