Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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I welcome the witnesses and wish Mr. John McCarthy the best of luck in his position. On the merger of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland and the Environmental Protection Agency what is the timeline for putting the legislation in place and effecting that change? My other question is on climate change. The publication of the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, report has stimulated debate on it. It was almost as if that whole debate had gone dormant for a long time, even though I note in the report that the Department acknowledged the work we did last year and our suggestions around it. At least the committee was thinking about the issue. Is there a deadline on the publication of the heads of the climate action and low carbon development Bill as that should be done as soon as possible? Is it intended to include the national climate roadmap which we were keen on in terms of the sector roadmaps? If so, will that be done in parallel with the publication of the heads of the Bill or included in it?