John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

They were far from frightened when they examined the financial incentives that exist. The Taoiseach said to me on the day that they may not be interested in the environment but they were interested in the tax incentives. They were there in droves. I do not care what is motivating people as long as they make a contribution to cutting our greenhouse gas emissions. We will use every opportunity to engage fully with those who are part of the emissions trading scheme and those outside it so that in both sectors we can make a meaningful contribution.

I will be doing part two of the awareness raising campaign on Sunday. The advertisements have already begun and are viewed as a success. We will go beyond that with the new carbon calculator that I will introduce on Sunday.

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