Conor:

I would like to follow up on Deputy Kenny's question. I believe there is a lot of scepticism in adults. I am not saying this applies to all adults because there are definitely some who are trying to help. However, there are some people who do not believe that children can do the same as adults can, which is false. I get where they are coming from because we do not have experience, but that can be attained.

The second point the Deputy made was to ask about young people's role in motivating older people who are sceptical about recycling and not throwing away stuff. We just need to inspire them and try to put the message through. Some of them think they will not be here by the time the Earth is gone so they may as well throw things away. People are saying that it will be gone in 2 billion years, but they do not realise that it is not only over if the world explodes. The causes are the icebergs melting, temperatures rising and sea levels rising.

I was in County Kerry last year where I saw a house that was literally only a few metres away from the sea. The people said that in a few months it would be waterlogged and drowned, and they will have to move somewhere else, which will cost them a lot of money. I feel like it is more about now and not about saying that it will be a few million years and we will already be gone by then, or that we will be off on Mars. It is not really about that. It is not about the world ending. It is about making the world a better place. That is what I wanted to say.