Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Kelly de Bruin:
The model does not refer to any specific people or any class of people. It is exactly what the Deputy said. It is a 16% reduction. Obviously, we are not assuming that people can just readily switch.
In that sense, we agree with the Deputy. An emissions reduction of 16% does not mean everybody is retrofitting their houses and switching to electric vehicles, EVs. Otherwise, the figure would be much higher.
Dr. Farrell might have some insights concerning the questions on the situation post-Ukraine war.