Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Scheme of the Gas (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Photo of Darren O'RourkeDarren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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In regard to the line Ministers and the European directive, what is the rationale that it cannot be the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications? I would have thought he would be involved with energy. What is the rationale for that? Why that 5%:5%:90% carve-up? Is there a rationale for that as opposed to any other configuration?