Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Progress on Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion
11:00 am
Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party)
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I thank all of the witnesses for all of the good work of their organisations. It is timely that they are here. We know that there will be an election before the end of February. I am not going to give my prediction for when exactly that will be but I raise that point because now is the time when all the political parties are putting together their manifestos. We had a fairly robust session on advertising just before the witnesses came in. I want to raise the issue of the part bringing the public on board plays in achieving the SDGs. It is really important that we have all of the policies in place and that we measure the results but, at the end of day, as politicians, we cannot achieve things unless we also drive forward with the minutiae of getting something over the line. I am conscious that the Cathaoirleach must leave for a vote.