Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

This was not a reference to what might be agreed at the Montreal meeting. The Minister referred to the clarification that will take place on a wet Friday, sometime between now and the middle of 2007, in every primary school in the country. While we heard claptrap from the Minister about the urgency of the issue of climate change and how concerned he is about the dangers, effectively the Government is putting off the evil day until the general election is safely around the corner. If it is returned to office, it will have something to say about climate change. If not, the Government parties will be on the Opposition benches and will blame the unfortunate Members on the Government benches who will be obliged to sort out the mess left behind.

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