Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I watched COP26 with interest. I have to say I was surprised when the leaders of government and the chair himself, indeed, were able to be shocked. The large delegation of posh fossil fuel lobbyists was reportedly the largest delegation and when the leaders of governments asked them to pay nicely, they, basically, just said "No." I wonder at the surprise there. These people will not go quietly, not while trillions of euro for a very small elite group of people is at stake. That is worth pointing out.

We all know the time to move on climate is now. My concern is about the just transition. I do not see it in the heart and soul of the plan. I do not see a genuine heartfelt concern about poor citizens in Ireland. How long is a carer meant to save his or her carer's allowance before he or she can afford an electric vehicle, EV, when the cheapest, after the grant, is €27,000?

I reiterate what Senator Boylan was saying about liquefied natural gas, LNG. There is so much talk about sequestering carbon in the plan when we already have nature's own carbon sequestered in coal, LNG, oil and gas. We should be keeping whatever we can keep there until we build up our-----