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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

Good.

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

I'm very glad you raised it because you're right.

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

And that's why I'm bringing forward the private wires legislation.

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

So private wires will deal with that issue, particularly in multi-unit developments, like in my own estate, whereby you don't have your own driveway in many houses.

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

And that will deal with that.

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

That will allow that connection.

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

And we've done a lot of work through the SEAI on that and looking at what's particularly done in Britain.

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

I saw RT's report last week on that, and that's going to happen.

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

But we can't deny the figures either, that the increase in EV registrations is really, really significant.

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

The areas, though, that we have to look at is particularly around heavy goods vehicles.

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

So around alternative fuels like HVO.

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

Of course, absolutely.

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

But again, to be fair, if you look at agriculture as well, you'll see the projection is a 19% reduction in emissions just right now.

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

Between 4% and 19%.

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

Yeah, between 4% and 19%.

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

So it could be 4%.

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

Yeah, but look at even the announcement there this week from Kepak with regard to the low-carbon beef, a 32% reduction in beef because production is actually improving because feeds are improving too.

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

So I'm not trying to sugarcoat this in any way, but across all sectors, you can actually see where there are significant improvements, like home retrofitting.

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

Like about a quarter of a million homes done already, 73,000 targeted this year.

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

Like that's 330,000 plus homes, 320,000, 330,000 of 2 million homes in our country.