Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I also asked about renewable energy infrastructure. Is the Taoiseach embarrassed that the European Union has decided to prosecute the Government for its failure to implement a renewable energy strategy? It must be acknowledged that as a State we have not delivered on our potential in this area.

The most damning evidence is that Dr. James Wickham, director of the employment research centre at Trinity College, Dublin, in the business section of The Irish Times, stated that Dublin workers are totally car dependent. He is talking about getting from Jobstown to Lucan or Balbriggan to Blanchardstown. Will the Taoiseach address that in terms of public transport? Dr. Wickham describes political inertia as being responsible.

See this speech in context