Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

We do not hear that today, but it happened and we can see the results, including fewer bronchial problems, improved air quality and a better quality of life. For many years, the Minister, Deputy Gormley, has spoken out on issues like climate change, when nobody else — apart from the Green Party — was listening. Now, nobody, except the extremely deluded, questions the science behind climate change. I do not think anybody, including Fine Gael, would disagree with me on that, although at the weekend I did hear Deputy Michael Ring question the need for carbon levies. Deputy O'Dowd ought to check what his colleague is saying.

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