Finance Committee meeting to scrutinise Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016 – Private Members Bill

The Committee will conduct detailed scrutiny of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016, a Private Members Bill sponsored by Thomas Pringle TD.
The Bill is intended to precipitate a timely decarbonisation process in line with Ireland's climate change commitments under Article 2 of the Paris Agreement.

The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting:

Session A: Mr Thomas Pringle TD, Mr. Kingsmill Bond, New Energy Analyst and Trócaire Representatives

Session B: Irish Strategic Investment Fund Representatives (ISIF) and Dr. Paul Deane, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork

Session C: Mr Michael D'Arcy T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform with special responsibility for Financial Services and Insurance

Access the bill here: http://bit.ly/2jNyjZZ

Committee proceedings can be viewed live via the following here.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the move, through the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.
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