Dáil debates
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements
1:55 pm
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
One does not need an A list to consider the heads of a Bill.
The sustainable future document will be published this year. Nobody has sought it; we will publish it without being asked.
The public service is pursuing a green public procurement policy on a total of €7 billion worth of goods and services. We will publish the details.
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, received approval from the Cabinet in recent days to publish his action plan for the green economy. A substantial amount of work has been done in the past year in order to ensure our actions on sustainable development will be implemented. A significant action plan was outlined in the document we published, which was not mentioned in the course of the contributions made.
Sustainable development is about ourselves. It is about inhabiting a place where economic and financial stability are based on a model of development that respects the three pillars of sustainability - the environment, the economy and society. I am sure we can move forward on these issues together.
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