Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

It does not matter how much activism there is within the constituency. If the Ministers who comprise the Government take a policy decision that incinerators must go ahead nationally, An Bord Pleanála is a convenient vehicle for seeing that through. That is why An Bord Pleanála should not and cannot be given that excuse on this occasion. If the Green Party is to make a real difference in government, this is its first opportunity to do so.

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