Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)
Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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Would it not be better off to use it? That is for capital investment and capital investments take time to get up and running. For example, it took a year and a half to get a single electric vehicle charger into Blessington so we are not particularly fast when it comes to investments for climate action. Would it not make more sense to invest now and build those projects now? That would then assist us in meeting our objectives for now and from 2026 onwards.