Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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I like to think the carbon tax roadmap is there to inform the public, but in fact it is mostly to inform other politicians that this is happening, that they cannot argue with it and that we have locked it in at the start. If this is to work, is it envisaged that a more robust forum would be needed for the business community to support it? Notwithstanding the importance of public consultation, as I understand it, these kinds of roadmaps and feedback statements require something a little bit more formal than what we do for a new road. If we were to phase in measures with roadmaps etc., would we need to have an annual economic forum that is slightly more robust than what we have now?