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Dara O'Brien

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358 total appearances

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Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

What I'd say, the Climate Act firstly has been a really good basis for us to work on because without the Climate Act, I don't believe a lot of these measures would have been taken.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

Some may have been, right?

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

So that's the basis firstly.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

Second thing is, though, every single year a Climate Action Plan is published.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

That takes about a half a year to do.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

That adds additional actions on top of other actions that have not been delivered.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

And I want to focus this on the most impactful measures.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

I've discussed this with the Climate Change Advisory Council as well.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

And to have a slimmed-down climate action plan that people, one, can understand, and two, might even read.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

The problem at the moment is, if I was to ask...

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

you know, nine out of 10 people out in the street or ask 10 people out in the street, have they actually looked at or read the climate action plan of 25 or of 24?

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

I put it to you, the vast, vast majority would have not at all.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

Well, I don't know.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

I think, David, I think you might give me that one that I don't know whether if that far, you know, there'd be very few people that it even impacts upon the reporting.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

What we need to do, though, is to make it more understandable.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

So what I'm going to bring forward is

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

a very focused climate action plan, 426, which will be the basis of our climate action plans going forward, looking at the most impactful measures, the actions we should be taking that are going to get us the best outcomes and the most effective outcomes.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

No, we're one of very few airports in Europe at all that have a cap.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

The cap is an inhibitor to economic growth and to connectivity.

Today with David McCullagh
EPA report says Ireland will significantly exceed its greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030

I campaigned on the basis of removing the cap at Dublin Airport.