Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I said when the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, was at the committee last week, ordinarily, we do not get to have this kind of back and forth with a Minister to discuss in detail some of the challenges. It is a fantastic discussion and we are teasing out the problems we are trying to solve. It shows the power of the process put in place with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 two years ago and the annual revisions of the climate action plans.

The Minister did not celebrate some of the achievements in the sector, which are worth acknowledging. Coal and oil were referenced. Use is massively down in industry. That should be put on the record. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, said it last week but there is a good story in that regard, notwithstanding that Moneypoint is still operating. It is there in reserve.