Taking one in five cars off the road and cutting the cattle herd by 10 per cent by 2030 are measures under consideration as the Government finalises its updated Climate Action Plan
The final plan is not yet agreed and a cabinet subcommittee meeting is to work out remaining issues.
Speaking on his first full day back as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he is confident the plan will be agreed, adding: “I’m determined that we should be the generation of politicians that passes on the planet in a better condition than we inherited it”.Mr Varadkar said ambitious targets are “very hard to meet” but the Government has met three-quarters of them.
There was a minimal reshuffle at of senior Cabinet roles during Saturday’s historic changeover in Government, with the biggest in a small number of moves being the one that resulted in Mr Varadkar taking over as Taoiseach from Micheál Martin, who is now Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs.The focus now shifts to who will form the ranks of junior ministers, which is due to be announced on Wednesday.
Fine Gael is set to take over the European Affairs brief currently held by Fianna Fáil but the role of junior sports minister is expected to stay with Mr Martin’s party.
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