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
We are talking about changing behaviour. The ESRI officials have said it will reduce carbon. It is not about their income. It is about reducing the carbon footprint and emissions. What if a family cannot afford an electric car? The ESRI is making the assumption that there will be a reduction of 3.9%. I am trying to understand what that assumption is based on. What are they going to do? What is that family going to do? The family cannot afford an electric car and they do not have public transport if they live in a rural village. What are they going to do to reduce their carbon footprint? What are the options for them?
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