Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Before we deal with the main business scheduled, I wish to state that I believe the work we are doing is really useful and the various hearings have been productive, but for us to be able to write a report we need more details back from each of the Departments that has already presented to us. Specifically, we have not got from any of them the additional measures they are considering putting into a draft plan, measures that go beyond what would be either included in the national development plan or the previous national mitigation plan. We know that neither of those brings us anywhere near the sorts of targets we have to reach. I suggest we write to various Secretaries General requesting them to write to us in a timely fashion - it would have to be in the next week or two at the latest - outlining, in specific detail, the additional options they are examining in order that we can consider them as part of our work in drafting our report and to assist us in our contribution to this process. It is important the committee would write seeking such specific details from each of the Secretaries General who has appeared before the committee in order that we have tangible material with which to work in the drafting of our report.