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

8:50 pm

Mr. Paul Morrin:

It is important that everyone bear in mind what is included in the figure of €4.1 billion and all of the different parts. Lots of social objectives will be met by the figure of €4.1 billion. This is a research paper we have developed in line with the standards set. The EUROSTAT standards are coming at us and the figure might change over time as the standards change, whereas the figure for the subsidies is much more concrete. The crucial point is that everyone should bear all of this information in mind. There are a lot of moving parts.