Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The Minister, Deputy Hogan, has already commenced a review of the national climate strategy. As set out, we intend to meet the Kyoto targets here but it is important to know what it is we want before we legislate for it. That is reason we wanted to have the issue of the policy matters discussed.

The current proposal on motor tax takes into account the CO2 emissions with the lowest rate still applying. The industry is not going back to the point of producing bad cars and the incentive that was there is still there and it is well within the scope to take something from that which will go towards reducing the national debt-----

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