Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It appears there will be an ongoing discussion among Ministers but could the Minister give a timeframe or, if possible, a date on when the plan will be published?

It is great news to hear about the things that are going right but the Minister must focus on what is not. While I accept that the agriculture piece is going well, that was before the Minister's time in the Department and he will be measured by the decisions he needed to take and perhaps did not. He does not need me to tell him where the priority is, but it is in the transport sector and the heating sector. I welcome the fact that the Minister is bringing proposals to Government on the heating initiative. We have found a way around the issue in the agriculture sector and I am pleased that is the case but the other areas are of far greater importance so let us focus on them.

When can we see the plan? Has the Minister met resistance from his ministerial colleagues? Given that the discussion is so protracted at Cabinet level, could he identify whether there are Ministers that are somewhat hesitant about recognising their responsibilities?

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