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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 5 Oct 1999

Vol. 508 No. 3

Written Answers - Environmental Policy.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

99 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the representation Ireland will have at the Intergovernmental Conference in Bonn from 25 October to 5 November 1999 to discuss further measures to combat climate change; the proposals, if any, the Government will bring forward to combat global warming in view of the fact 1998 was the hottest year on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18710/99]

John Gormley

Ceist:

276 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will be attending COP5 in Bonn in October 1999; and Ireland's position in this regard. [18834/99]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 276 together.

I will represent Ireland at the ministerial session of the Fifth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2 to 4 November. Officials from my Department will attend the full conference, and officials from the Department of Public Enterprise and the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Communities may also attend.

Ireland's position at these negotiations, in line with the EU position, is to ensure that substantial progress is made on implementation of all aspects of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and towards notification and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, and to prepare for important decisions on a range of issues at the Sixth Conference in a year's time.

In relation to the development of the Government's response to climate change, I refer to the reply to Question No. 64 on today's Order Paper.

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