Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes. We will have to provide it by the end of June, as I said. We have gone out for public consultation on the first draft. That closes today. Anyone could make a submission to make their comments on it. We will publish a further draft, go out to consultation with that and then submit it before the end of June.

The Deputy is right about fossil fuel subsidies. They are a critical issue right across the world. We have looked to withdraw them in a variety of areas. An example might be our change in the use of peat in power generation. There are further measures, especially in the transport sector. That is an issue the EU is currently considering and we must work within the European context on this. It is not concluded and it is the Minister for Finance's remit because much of it relates to tax-related measures and tax supports. We are unlike our colleagues in the UK. I understand today they are deferring the reintroduction of some of the excise duties that were cut because of the cost-of-living crisis. We are on a path where we are not doing that. With any further applications about a change to fossil fuel subsidies, rebates and so on we must first of all assess the EU regulations in that regard and it is the Minister for Finance who is negotiating that in the European process.

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