Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)
Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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I will extend the question to focus on green bonds. In the earlier session, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh referred to the €150 billion on deposit in Irish banks. That figure dwarfs the €3.15 billion we will get from a hugely positive measure between 2026 and 2030. Is there an alignment with Irish green bonds and nature restoration, or is there work to be done? Is it very much about dealing with carbon and perhaps the more macro challenge we face, while recognising that the higher resolution piece on biodiversity is very complicated, yet critically important?