Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Fiscal Assessment Report: Engagement with the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
2:00 am
Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
I have a lot more questions but I have a final one in this round. On the issue of climate change and the warning in the council's March report about the potential for €26 billion in fines. Mr. Coffey stated in the opening statement that this would be a colossal waste of taxpayers' money and the equivalent to €5,000 per person if the Government does not take effective action. Since the council issued that warning in March, have the witnesses seen anything to indicate it is being heeded or acted on?
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