Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

Dublin Airport is doing better than anyone ever thought it would. Up to 20 million visitors passed through it last year. Only five or six years ago, people stated that this number might only reach 10 million.

A huge amount of work was invested in preparing the national spatial strategy and the guidelines for every region and local authority area. Deputy Sargent is correct that the Kyoto Protocol comes into play today. We must take action in terms of progressing matters in that regard. Issues relating to a range of areas are continually reviewed in the context of the national climate strategy because it is necessary to update our knowledge in respect of them.

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