Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 June 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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That is the overall objective. The possibility of making such investments is not going to be ruled out, provided they are directly linked with a move away from fossil fuel dependency towards more renewable forms of energy. That is an important principle. The wording will have to be teased out.