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

8:00 pm

Photo of Catherine ConnollyCatherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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It is in the conclusion on page 25. It states: "Concerning emissions reductions at a household level, though rural households emit less than urban households, a carbon tax increase will result in higher emissions reduction by rural households than by urban households."