64 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will address the criticism that the targets contained in the recently announced national allocation plan on emissions are weak and inadequate, thus eliminating the economic inducement that is necessary in order for emissions trading to be an effective tool in reducing emissions output and that the State’s taxpayers and not the big industrial polluters will end up carrying the financial burden which will result from the State’s failure to reduce emissions output in line with Kyoto commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7174/04]

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64 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will address the criticism that the targets contained in the recently announced national allocation plan on emissions are weak and inadequate, thus eliminating the economic inducement that is necessary in order for emissions trading to be an effective tool in reducing emissions output and that the State’s taxpayers and not the big industrial polluters will end up carrying the financial burden which will result from the State’s failure to reduce emissions output in line with Kyoto commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7174/04]

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