Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Senator for his welcome. Obviously all inputs into this process will be fully considered. On the matter of temperature neutrality, the Climate Change Advisory Council spoke to the committee last week. I received correspondence in that regard this morning, as I think the committee did. That is the whole purpose of this process. There will be different views. The calculations and calculus behind it change and there are different proposals, particularly in relation to how carbon is dealt with. That was brought forward to us by the Climate Change Advisory Council as well. That is the purpose of these discussions. The consideration between now and bringing those carbon budgets to the Oireachtas later in the year will all be taken in the round. I have not formed a definitive view on that one way or the other. Suffice to say, any of the inputs that have been brought forward by experts, who will have different views on this, will be assessed.