Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Engagement with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

That is fine. I heard the Minister's earlier contribution. I am looking for more clarity on that because the point being made here by the experts is not whether the science is developing or evolving, as the Minister said, but rather that 18 months' delay in setting a target for the LULUCF lacks consistency with the legislation in that it is not effective, timely or in compliance with the legislation. It is extraordinary that we will be into 2024 before we get a target for this sector and, of course, all sorts of speculation will happen in the meantime, and speculation about this sector, particularly in regard to smaller farmers, sheep farmers and hill farmers, may be used as a “sweep it under the carpet” tactic for other sectors that are not reaching their targets. My question was really about the illegality of not complying by setting a target for this sector, not the argument the Minister made around the science of evolution.

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