Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
The Work of Dóchas: Discussion
2:00 am
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
I have a slot but I will take only three minutes, and then four minutes for others if people wish to come back for an answer. In Ms Balfe's contribution she said that "it is calculated that rich countries have achieved up to 70% of their economic growth by appropriating more than their fair share of the atmospheric commons". Will Ms Balfe explain a little bit more about that?
The second point was the foreign direct investment piece and BlackRock. That is potentially a fairly incendiary thing to say and I would just like Ms Balfe to clarify. I am not arguing the point, I would just like Ms Balfe to clarify what is the factual state on that.
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