Mr. Brian Carroll:

On progress on the climate action plan, as the Deputy is probably aware there are strong governance arrangements in place to oversee implementation, including a delivery board chaired by Mr. Martin Fraser, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach and Mr. Mark Griffin, Secretary General of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The first progress report relating to quarter 3 was published recently and 85%t of the actions were delivered. The next progress report will be published after quarter 4 of this year, early in the new year. Each quarter, there is a memorandum to Government explaining progress to date and the report is then published. There is transparency around how progress is being made. Where an action slips, every effort is made to get it back on track as quickly as possible. There is huge emphasis on ensuring timely delivery.