Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Cuffe is right in one thing. This is certainly a radical proposition. I asked if the amendment had been read. The amendment proposes that we would limit the amount of carbon purchases in this country to an average of 700,000 tonnes per year. Deputy Durkan said we should have policies that would not close business. If we were to do what this amendment asks, we would put a further imposition of 15 million tonnes on Irish business. The Deputy used the word precise. The amendment provides for "up to a maximum of 3.6 million Kyoto units by 2012". That is 700,000 tonnes per year. With respect——

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