Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-12-08
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Richard Bruton (FG), Dublin Bay North

This week, we were reminded at COP15 that material use is now heading towards three times what nature can replenish in a year. I welcome yesterday’s publication of the Tánaiste’s enterprise White Paper, which stated that the transition to carbon neutrality and environmental soundness will be a central plank and that you do not see it as a threat to our competitiveness but rather as an opportunity. I would like to ask the Tánaiste if we have the policy tools to deliver this transition. Offshore wind is quoted as a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We have the second lowest circularity rate in Europe. We have a lot of ground to make up and I am interested to hear how we can develop the tools to make it happen quickly enough.

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Sitting date: 2022-12-08