Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council

Photo of Alice-Mary HigginsAlice-Mary Higgins (Independent)
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Ms Donnelly mentioned the front-loading of investment. In areas like transport, for example, the plans do not seem to be a decade down the way. She might comment if this was something the council looked at. Given that low-interest capital financing is available with 0% loans from the European Union, should we be front-loading infrastructural investment in areas like transport to deliver those second budget reductions? I believe the financing needs to be accessed now.