Dr. Alison Hough:

If it is okay, I will make two brief points. The first concerns what is important to bear in mind in framing the debate on whether we do our fair share in addition to addressing the statistics highlighted by Ms O'Neill showing that Ireland is the third highest emitter in the EU 27.

Also, regarding the targets we are falling short off in these plans, for the EU Fit for 55 target, which falls short of a pathway to 1.5°C and falls short already of the Paris Agreement targets and was a pragmatic decision by the Commission as to what was politically acceptable, we see that same pragmatism watering down our targets domestically because we are saying we cannot meet those crazy EU targets and we will fall a little bit lower than that bar again, which is leading to this fragmented agenda and political system which is damaging any prospect of keeping under 3°C. It is important to bear that in mind in the framing.

On Senator Higgins's question about the international and human rights underpinnings of the public participation Act and access to justice, I am quite happy to send in some documentation we have written on that topic.