Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Annual Report of the Accounts of the Public Services
Chapter 9 - Greenhouse Gas-Related Financial Transactions: Discussion

7:30 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Let us suppose that transparency is lacking. There is a ring-fenced fund of €410 million, but it will be more than €500 million next year. Is it fair to say that if this revenue was to be used to fund a retrofit scheme or a pay-as-you-save scheme ,it would have a different effect from using it as part of general taxation?