Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 September 2011
599 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the possible fines Ireland will face in view of the fact that the Environmental Protection Agency predicts that Ireland will breach EU 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15888/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraGreenhouse gas emission projections issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for the period 2013 to 2020 are based on various assumptions. It is a matter for Government to develop and implement appropriate policies to meet our climate change commitments, having regard, inter alia, to the projections. I am satisfied that Ireland can and will meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction obligations under EU law. This will be achieved through progress on the domestic climate agenda, complemented as necessary by use of flexibilities provided in Decision 406/2009/EC of 23 April 2009.
