188 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the contributions made under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol in each year since 2008; if any discussion has been had regarding the suspension of these contributions during the period of the EU/International Monetary Fund programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1900/11]

As a signatory of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, Ireland is obliged to make annual contributions towards the administrative costs of operating the Convention and its Protocol; these are set out in the following table. Suspension of these contributions, which arise from international and legally binding agreements, is not feasible.