Grace O'Sullivan (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Department's remit is business, enterprise and innovation. How will we decouple economic growth from the greenhouse gas emissions? I am a little disappointed because I was hoping for some blue sky stuff today where we would be talking about renewables and the enterprise and opportunities that are happening here and now in renewables and I have heard nothing in that regard.

Has Dr. Quinn looked at the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly? What opportunities does she see in the recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly relating to enterprise and innovation? I am looking at micro-generation. How can the Department support communities in terms of micro-generation? What tools has the Department available to it? We need to recognise the urgency. We are talking about 12 years. We need a massive change in how we are doing business and enterprise in Ireland. There are opportunities in terms of innovation. Could the witnesses give me some sense of that?

What is the Department doing to decrease greenhouse gas emissions in terms of oil exploration and oil and gas exploitation?

In terms of the mechanisms that are emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, what work is going on in the Department to stop this happening as quickly as possible?