Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Any tax that the Taoiseach might be considering. At the time, the proposed carbon tax was on the agenda. However, given that part of the Sustaining Progress programme undertakes that the national climate change strategy will be fully implemented, when will it be on the agenda? Two years ago, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government estimated that the sum of €260 million would be the cost of purchasing carbon credits. How is this to be levied? Will it be levied on the taxpayers?

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