Mr. Jerry MacEvilly:

That is a good question. Formally, the EU negotiating position is what it is. There are limitations to how much further individual member states could go beyond the EU negotiators, who take responsibility. Part of this comes down to the procedural negotiation process of the UN itself, which I will not even attempt to go into. It is important to note that Ireland is a member of the High Ambition Coalition, which in no sense raised the issue of abated fossil fuels. Ireland's negotiators play an important role. It is not simply the case that we cannot engage on these issues while it is ultimately the EU negotiator who would take the lead. When it comes to the response to the global stocktake, and other relevant work streams on mitigation and just transition, there are opportunities for Ireland to make this case.