Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We have made substantial progress in delivering over 13,000 ha of rehabilitated peatlands in Bord na Móna ownership. The Climate Action Plan 2023 has committed to a further rehabilitation of 77,000 ha by 2030. There are many measures being undertaken and these are just examples. I attended the Committee on Environment and Climate Action this morning for my own Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and we were looking at what we are doing to ensure we are reducing emissions within the housing and local government sectors through retrofitting measures. This Government supports the nature restoration law. The European Parliament is separate to this Parliament.

All I would say to the Deputy is that I agree completely as to the importance of this matter and that Europe acts as a whole in a very considered but also in a very effective way.

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