Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2018: Discussion

Mr. Brian Carroll:

I might bring Mr. Goodwin in to assist me with this answer but policy objectives about exiting peat and coal-fired power generation were clearly set in the national development plan when it was published. That has been accelerated recently due to some regulatory and planning decisions.