Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Essentially, this constitutes a 35% cut in Ireland, even without any growth. However, the Government's policies are causing a 2% rise in climate change gases per annum although it must put in place reductions of 3.5% per annum.

There is a mismatch between the Taoiseach's policies and his rhetoric. Is the Government committing Ireland to a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020? Apparently this commitment has been made at a European Council of Ministers meeting. Is the Taoiseach making such a commitment in the House, where national accountability dictates such commitments ought to be made? What actions will he take to ensure that measures to effect a 3.5% cut per annum will be put in place?

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