433. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the absence of carbon budgets explains the failure of the national mitigation plan to present concrete actions across sectors capable of reducing or closing the gap to Ireland’s EU targets and of reducing the fines for non-compliance; if he will adopt the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly by amending the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to include five year carbon budgets that are consistent with Ireland’s obligations under EU and international climate law as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/18]

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433. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the absence of carbon budgets explains the failure of the national mitigation plan to present concrete actions across sectors capable of reducing or closing the gap to Ireland’s EU targets and of reducing the fines for non-compliance; if he will adopt the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly by amending the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to include five year carbon budgets that are consistent with Ireland’s obligations under EU and international climate law as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/18]

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1. 11 December 2018

   Carbon Budget

   433. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the absence of carbon budgets explains the failure of the national mitigation plan to present concrete actions across sectors capable of reducing or closing the gap to Ireland’s EU targets and of reducing the fines for non-compliance; if he will adopt the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly by amending the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 to include five year carbon budgets that are consistent with Ireland’s obligations under EU and international climate law as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/18]

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