164. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the total financial liability the State faces between now and 2030 for failing to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation; if he will specify from which existing departmental budgets or capital projects these multi-billion euro compliance costs will be drawn; his views on the immorality of potentially diverting billions of euros away from frontline services like health and housing to pay for administrative penalties, while simultaneously continuing to hike carbon taxes on struggling families and farmers who have no viable alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/26]

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164. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the total financial liability the State faces between now and 2030 for failing to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation; if he will specify from which existing departmental budgets or capital projects these multi-billion euro compliance costs will be drawn; his views on the immorality of potentially diverting billions of euros away from frontline services like health and housing to pay for administrative penalties, while simultaneously continuing to hike carbon taxes on struggling families and farmers who have no viable alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/26]

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