Eoin Ó Broin
Question:159. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the proposal in the European Citizens’ Initiative (2021) 000004 to ban fossil fuel ads. [48164/22]
View answerTuesday, 4 October 2022
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I am committed to increasing the supply of renewable energy to our grid and the overriding need to rapidly replace fossils fuels in our energy system and welcome any initiative that supports this objective.
However, I have no function regarding restricting advertising for fossil fuels in general. While forthcoming new regulations on solid fuels for domestic heating purposes will include restrictions on the marketing of certain non-approved solid fuels, my remit does not extend to regulating the advertising of fossil fuels which can legally be placed on the market such as petroleum products and natural gas.