Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If I was in government tomorrow, I would switch all the road spending - widening the roads to Dublin is only going to make it a more difficult task for BusConnects - and spend it on public transport. I would also commission Bord na Móna to buy 10,000 heat pumps - in order that we might get a better price - and to introduce apprenticeships for young people in the midlands to start retrofitting houses.

I will ask two other questions.

I agree with what has been said about the governance issue. It has to belong to the centre of the State and the Government cannot be told what to do. The wording in the Citizens' Assembly's recommendation called for us to improve or resource the existing independent bodies. I would, therefore, resource the climate advisory committee more. I would have a commission to deal with transition and a green investment bank. There are loads of ways to do this. I agree that the centre has to be where this responsibility lies.

Last Monday, we made our submission on the consultation paper. Should we change the delivery board to be a climate action delivery board? Should we get Mr. Mark Griffin to co-chair with Mr. Watt and put climate at the centre of our decision-making process? That body has a responsibility because that is where the power lies, working with other Departments. Would Mr. Watt make that change in the governance structure?