Mr. Marc Kierans:

The Deputy will forgive me if I did not catch all his questions; he can tell me if I miss any. With regard to the consultation, the Department is following the process as set out in the Act. I recognise that there are concerns but that is the process the Department and the Minister are following. The Department has engaged extensively with all Ministers and all Departments in that regard and it has had extensive consultations, as I laid out in my opening statement.

The Deputy asked about the situation with forestry. I would have to defer to my colleagues in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on that. There is a low level of afforestation at the moment. It is lower than we would like it to be and there are a number of factors involved in that. It puts pressure on future removals and actions.

We are looking at all-of-economy activity. We are not focusing on one or two sectors. That is how the plan has been established. There are provisions in the Act to look at the social and economic imperative of the early cost of effective action in relation to climate change. The special economic and social role of agriculture is included in that. There is also a need to deliver the best value for money, consistent with the sustainable management of the public finances to maximise as far as possible the net emissions across the economy.

I am afraid I missed the last question so I ask the Deputy to repeat it, if he does not mind.