Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Public Accounts Committee
2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015
9:00 am
Mr. Derek Moran:
When it comes to our long-term fiscal planning, we look at the risks and costs associated with climate change. This is an ongoing process because from 2021 or so we will be exposed to fiscal costs as a result of not meeting targets. This is quite significant and it comes under our planning horizon.
The Taoiseach has made a number of statements about the need to move on the mitigation of climate change. This drags us back into-----