Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 March 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Third Report of Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)
Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
That text is already there. It reads:
The Government should, prior to the introduction of any increase in carbon taxation, examine the impacts on low-income families and on the basis of these findings, introduce specific policy measures to assist those who may not be in a position to immediately transition from fossil fuels, including the potential use of social protection mechanisms, such as tax credits and welfare payments.
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