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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: No. My question was whether the Minister will put in an addendum to the climate action plan that will specify, in detail, issues like diversification that the EPA could not model because the information was not available.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the climate action plan will be urgently revised in light of the recent EPA analysis which stated that even in the event that all actions were implemented fully, it would only result in a 29% reduction in emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28778/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: I would like to ask the Minister if he will urgently revisit the climate action plan in light of the recent EPA analysis, which stated that even in the event that all the actions of the Government were to be implemented fully, it would only result in a 29% reduction in emissions. Can he make a statement on that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Eamon Ryan: The recent EPA report makes it clear we have to act now on climate change and reduce emissions. To reverse the trajectory and meet our 2030 climate targets, a significant shift is required in the speed at which we roll-out and ramp-up the policies and measures that will decarbonise our economy. The Climate Action Plan 2023 sets out our roadmap for systemic changes to reach those objectives....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: With all due respect to the Minister, the EPA report did not say that we need to speed up and ramp up, which we obviously do. What it said is that the Government's policies are not enough to meet our 51% target. The Minister is correct that there were certain areas where sufficient data was not provided in the climate action plan for the EPA to undertake their analysis. In itself, that is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Action Plan (15 Jun 2023)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...% target. That is the fundamental premise of the climate action plan. The Government does not have sufficient policies in place to meet the legally binding target of 51%. That is clear from the EPA's report. Does the Minister have the information? Is information available on issues such as diversification in the agricultural sector? I ask because if the EPA does not have it, I...