Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

They genuinely did not say how they were going to vote. It is part of our party's policy to reduce the voting age to 16. We must get everybody on board with that.

I feel passionately about the circular economy. I ran repair workshops in Galway before becoming a politician. Many of us have come into politics because we are activists and want to get things done. On fast fashion, I absolutely agree that it can take all day to find the blazer you want. I am wearing such an item from a second-hand shop. I very much take the point that this is about thinking about those in society who are the most vulnerable and what can bring everybody to participate in a transition. Those in the global south are the most vulnerable of all. We have an enormous obligation in that respect. Senator Higgins and I attended COP26 last year.

We have a massive obligation as a country, well beyond that of other countries, because of the degree of consumerism there has been in Ireland to date.

In respect of public transport, Comhairle na nÓg was behind that decision to halve the youth fare on public transport.