Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

Are there limits to the development of air travel? If the increase in air transport continues, it is predicted that by 2020 it will account for all the CO2 emissions Ireland is permitted under current EU targets. In addition, the peak in global oil production is imminent and that is likely to impinge on development. Has the Minister's Department set limits on the expansion of air travel?

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