Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Pandemic Supports to the Islands and Rural Ireland: Department of Rural and Community Development
Mr. Fergal Mulligan:
The world is moving at such a pace. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, we did a cost-benefit analysis and one aspect of it was looking at energy efficiency. Last year, as part of our cost-benefit analysis we got assumptions back on how many people were working from home and how many fewer journeys people were making. This year has blown that out of the water. If I were to give the Senator a number last year for how much travel time was reduced, in terms of a reduction in the carbon footprint, that has been blown out of the water at this stage. I do not have an answer today because the answer I had last year is completely out of date.
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