Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

We need only contrast the Government's position with that of the Swedish Government. Sweden has put in place an ambitious target for that state to be free of oil imports by 2020. Although many Swedish commentators have questioned the achievability of this target, it is admirable to have such a bold and ambitious vision for that state's energy future and for it to have recognised the dangerous long-term vulnerability of state's such as our own, which are so addicted to oil as an energy source.

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