Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have not seen the detail of today's report yet. However, I assure the Deputy that the Government puts massive stock in and prioritises the need to restore nature and the need to protect our environment. In terms of our actions, we have taken the historic step of putting in place targets for emissions reductions in legislation. We have also set targets that show how the country can lead on reducing emissions and taken a coherent, progressive approach to the nature restoration laws which are currently coming through the EU. We have a real and clear focus on this. I assure the Deputy that we will look to work our way towards addressing any judgments or outstanding issues, because we put real value on ensuring that the undoubted regression we have seen over the past generation or two in the context of biodiversity and the environment around us is reversed.

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