Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)

When she attended the Minister's launch, she stated: "We are not making headway and we are not progressing at the rate we need to." The report described our environment as under threat. In regard to the four key challenges, it found that under the most favourable scenario, Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions will exceed the proposed reduction target for 2020 by 7 million tonnes and that we will exceed the target by 1.4 million tonnes per year. The biodegradable municipal waste diversion targets for 2016 will be missed by 800,000 tonnes. Issues also arise in regard to landfill degradation.

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