Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not agree. This has been in the pipeline for some time. The fact that Mr. Carroll could not clarify when the Department was commencing work on this is another concern.

Mr. Carroll mentioned the just transition commissioner. One of the union representatives who came before the committee last week said that he spoke to Mr. Kieran Mulvey on his initial appointment and he has not heard from him since because of issues with the terms of reference. Why did the Department restrict the scale of engagement, in partnership with the commissioner, around this sensitive and just transition that needs to occur? What is the reasoning behind restricting Mr. Mulvey's partnership with the union representatives? When did the Department make that decision?