Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 21 October 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
However, we did not. The whole point of Fit for 55 is that much of that is going to be taken out of our hands for want of a better term. There might be an argument made specifically in terms of transport or buildings in that those are big areas where we need reductions and we have not seen them over a period of time. It is certainly a point, and it is why the Committee on Environment and Climate Action raised concerns in regard to the amount of control. I would make the point that, in this case, we have limited control as a starting point over some sectors such as aviation or maritime. They are a little bit different but I would definitely agree with that point.
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