Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion
8:10 pm
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I know what the difference is. I am saying that I cannot imagine how it tallies given where we are at the moment. We already have significant carbon taxes. I cannot image how increasing the charge from €20 per tonne to €30 per tonne would result in a 3.9% emissions reduction. The ESRI has not really convinced me that people will make the changes, other than perhaps putting on the electricity a little less. I am not convinced. For example, can the average family afford an electric car?
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