Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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I take the Minister's point on moves at a European level but this seems to be a significant departure from stated Government position in relation to the ring-fenced nature of the Irish carbon tax to fund retrofitting, agricultural schemes and address fuel poverty. This funding was allocated to retrofitting and is being moved to fund emergency fossil fuel-powered electricity. Was that considered in the Departments? At what level was it considered?