Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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We are succeeding in a whole variety of different areas such as renovating our homes and delivering renewable power. I wish to put it back the other way. In the context of areas in which we have a challenge delivering up the scale of renewable energy, Deputy Murphy's own party colleagues in Dún Laoghaire are opposed to the development of offshore wind which is going to be one of the ways we close the gap. His own colleagues in Dún Laoghaire opposed and fought tooth and nail against some of the traffic-calming measures of the pathfinder project that would not only reduce emissions but also improve the local environment. The challenge is in getting political agreement on some of the difficult changes that need to be made. Does Deputy Murphy support the development of offshore wind on the east coast? Why did he oppose the pathfinder project in Dún Laoghaire? They are some of the measures that can help close the gap.