Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

I do not have that information to hand but I will revert to the Deputy with it. The submissions will be published in due course. I do not agree with the hypothesis that Ireland, uniquely, should establish a legal mandatory limit.

Of course it would be better if we did not have to buy carbon credits but, whether a tonne of carbon is produced in Dublin or New Delhi, the same problem arises for the atmosphere. The mechanism we are establishing for carbon trading is specifically mentioned in the Stern report as being one of the solutions to the problem.

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