Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed)
Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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That would be great. The information in Britain and France is updated monthly and is available online and, therefore, academics have access to it.
Section 15(2) of the climate Act allows the Minister to direct a relevant body to submit a report specifying the measures it has taken or adopted for the purposes of compliance with the Act. In 2016, the Minister asked whether the then Minister, Deputy Bruton, had requested a report from the DAA, which we now know is not a relevant body. Has the Minister used that provision under the climate Act since he came into his role?