Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Chair. I am not sure I understand the Chairman's request to confine questions to one subhead. We might move more quickly if we stick to programmes.

On the carbon fund, I note the allocation of €2.9 million. The Minister of State says this is the last allocation for our commitment to our 2020 targets. Could he outline our estimated international obligation, if any? Are other schemes involved in respect of carbon credits? In this regard, I am referring to subhead A5.

I have a couple of follow-on questions. On subhead A7, one of the output targets relates to local authority staff trained for climate action. Could the Minister of State speak to the difference in the annual figures? The 2021 outturn was 13,581 and it dropped to 3,500 last year. The target this year is 8,000. What happened in this regard that caused such a significant drop-off last year?

On the Just Transition Fund, the Revised Estimate shows a decrease of €21.5 million. Could the Minister of State clarify why there is such a decrease given that the fund is a significant priority? Is it accounted for elsewhere? I refer to the allocation from the European fund last year.