Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 5 July 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

12:20 pm

Ms Caoimhe de Barra:

I apologise as I should of course have prefaced my comments around some of the positives we see. I will give my colleague an opportunity to contribute in a moment. With regard to the expert advisory body, we know that accountability is critical in a democracy in order to effect change. We consider that there must be the strongest form of accountability around this issue mandated by the Government. I will ask my colleague to comment on some of the more technical questions but it would be a missed opportunity if we did not ensure very strong oversight and accountability built into this mechanism.