For the purposes of the preparation of a national strategy to meet Ireland's commitment under the Kyoto protocol, a consultancy study on the Limitation and Reduction of CO 2 and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Ireland was published in June 1998, as a basis for public consultation. On 28 October 1998, my Department and the Department of Public Enterprise held a discussion forum for interested bodies, organisations and individuals who made submissions in the study. The submissions made, and the wide-ranging discussion at the forum, will be utilised in the development of the national greenhouse gas abatement strategy. Work in this regard is proceeding as matter of priority, and a draft strategy will be finalised for Government approval at the earliest possible date.