Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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There was reference in the opening statement to the possible removal of some tax subsidies. I am thinking of fossil fuel subsidies in particular in that regard. The committee has discussed this at previous meetings. Will the witnesses expand on this issue? At other meetings, the committee heard about the societal difficulties in this context and the legacy that we are living with the reality of that. Dr. Sweeney referred to a just or unjust transition for rural Ireland and how the current farm subsidy model could be adapted and reshaped to reward farmers for ecologically regenerative farming practices. Will the witnesses speak to those two issues and unpack them a little?