Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State said that 52% voted for and 48% voted against. He then quoted the programme for Government and said that it states 20%, which I accept. It was also in the programme for Government that there would not be a floating liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal, on which the Government has done a U-turn. It was one of the Green Party policies. Is it not the case that if something is in the programme for Government, it can be changed? That is one change the Government made overnight. Why can it not change this based on the 48% of people in Limerick who voted against it? That is 48% of the people who voted; it is not 48% of the people of Limerick. A total of 48% of the people who voted in Limerick were against and 52% were for it. As much as I accept the programme for Government, it has been changed in the term of this Government. There is no reason this also cannot be changed.