Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion

Photo of Alice-Mary HigginsAlice-Mary Higgins (Independent)
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They will not have time to speak again, so I will be quick. Climate finance is specifically named as one of the Department's targets. Ireland's share is estimated to be €475 million. Why are we not achieving that? The plan is for €225 million, but there does not appear to be a justification for that figure. Are the witnesses concerned that our credibility when chairing the international discussions in September will be undermined if we have not done our part as a developed country and achieved our 2020 target?