Chairman:

The witnesses made reference to the success of the Action Plan for Jobs. The discussion has moved to a different space now and we are dealing with energy and its effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Returning to the success of the Action Plan for Jobs and the governance of that, the committee, in the course of its work around climate change, has become aware of the fact that this needs to be cross-departmental. A clear governance structure is needed if Ireland wants to meet its 2030 and 2050 targets. From the witnesses' experience, how did the governance of the action plan for jobs work? How were the different public bodies held to account? Was that a new structure? Unemployment reduced from 16% to 5% and the committee would appreciate any enlightenment as to that governance structure that may be able to work for us.