Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1149. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an energy roadmap document from a person (details supplied) will be examined; if he will relay the document to the relevant officials in his Department; if his officials will contact the person to meet and discuss the roadmap in more detail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15471/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing a request from the Deputy to my Office, officials from my Department met the individual referred to on 1 February last during which the energy roadmap proposals prepared by the individual were presented. In this meeting, my officials took the opportunity to set out information on the background to, current position on, and pending developments in relation to national climate and energy policy and officials agreed to retain the contact details of the individual for use in future relevant consultations by my Department.
I also understand that the individual’s proposals had previously been submitted to the Citizens’ Assembly public consultation on how the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change. I understand that over 1,200 submissions were made to this consultation and that these submissions informed the Assembly’s subsequent deliberations and recommendations on this module. I understand that the Citizens' Assembly expects shortly to submit its final report on this module to the Oireachtas for further consideration.
