Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion
Mr. Macdara Doyle:
As we said in our opening statement, what is envisaged in the Bill tallies with what we have called for already, which is the establishment of a national just transition task force. If the name is changed, it is effectively the same body. It is a structure that would probably be commensurate with the scale of the challenge facing us. If set up as proposed, it would allow for the process of engagement. That is simply not taking place now or it is not possible now because we do not have structures or appropriate forum. The fear is that what is currently under development might not be sufficient to meet the scale of the challenge.
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