Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The 2030 targets are based on detailed evidence that was submitted. A lot of work was done by UCC on it. The difficulty arose in relation to the 2020 targets. It has been openly admitted by the Commission, with which the Government at the time negotiated, that the evidence was not as forthcoming for our 2020 targets as was the case for the 2030 targets. The baselines and projections used were such that reaching the 2020 targets was always going to be unachievable. What we now have are targets that are realistic and, we believe, achievable.

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