Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I will wind up shortly. Despite the Covid restrictions, public transport should be an absolute priority.

My final question is for Professor Sweeney. He mentioned the €2.4 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry. Most people would be quite shocked to learn that figure. Will he quickly explain to us how that figure breaks down? I do not want a big mathematical explanation but how do we subsidise the fossil fuel industry to that extent?