Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

We heard from the Climate Change Advisory Council. The key discussion here relates to the budgets. I welcome the Minister's acknowledgement of the legally binding element in terms of 2050 and the 51%. He understands that to be a legally binding target. We had a concern about the budgets from the CCAC. I think this was from Meabh Gallagher, the scientific officer. None of the scenarios informing the budgets' up-to-date proposals was able to achieve 51%. I am not in the school of saying abandon the target; I agree with the Minister that we should be going for it. Will he look to strengthen the ambition in the budgets to create a budget scenario whereby we reach 51%?