Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. To the very best of my knowledge, the plan is to publish that plan this week. Let me confirm that. It would be timely, subject to the agreement of the House, to have a debate on climate, the EPA report and the new national plan the Minister will publish and submit to Europe to fulfil our requirements. The EPA will acknowledge that it has not yet been in a position to model actions that are about to start. For example, yesterday we agreed a new national biomethane plan. There are changes proposed around Dublin city relating to traffic. The impact of such changes is obviously not yet represented in the 29% figure. There are also plans to bring forward a new national adaptation plan. I will talk to the Minister for the environment and seek clarity on when the report will be published. The Government will be happy to have a debate on this.

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