Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

-----and the Government still continues to support the local government fund. The principle of protecting the environmental incentive will be an important element of the review of VRT and motor tax, which will be carried out by the Minister next year.

For the information of Members, the climate change conference currently being held in Durban is examining the next phase of the global effort to reduce emissions after the period covered by the Kyoto Protocol. The Minister, Deputy Hogan, is in attendance at it with his colleagues from all over the world. There will be a strong effort to ensure there is a sufficient commitment by major global emitters to allow the EU to commit to ambitious targets post-2012.

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