I want to ask the Taoiseach about climate change. We are producing one of the highest rates of carbon dioxide per capita in the world. We had the promise of legislation last year. The Minister for the Environment and Local Government told us we would have it in the spring but spring and summer came and we were told in the autumn that we would have it before Christmas. The Minister published a roadmap saying that the heads of the Bill would be published before Christmas and he told us last Friday that we would have it today. Where are the heads of the Bill? We cannot have an environmental or carbon bailout. This is a serious matter that has been put back. I am seriously concerned about it.

It is a serious matter. We have gone way beyond the heads of the Bill. The Bill is agreed and will be published in conjunction with the NESC report in two weeks time.

We were told last Friday that we would see it today.