Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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That is fine. It is just to clear that up. It is good that I asked the question because that clears it up.

I am very supportive of what SEAI does. I do not think the public is fully aware of how wide a mandate it has and the disparate areas it is involved in. I say this as a former Minister with responsibility for climate change that it is almost as if there were a range of issues and the right authority to allocate them to was the SEAI as the issues filtered down. There were bits here, there and everywhere. It is good but it causes challenges because they are all distinct and very different.

On the SEAI's accounts, why has only 43% of its budget allocation of €306 million in 2021 been used?