John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

——and understand they have a duty, as we all do, to tackle the biggest issue facing humanity. People want responsible action. I can check how many members of the Labour Party, perhaps, or what percentage of its supporters are in favour of these measures. I suspect it is more than the Deputy believes. Too often politicians run for cover when they hear of a carbon levy. If the Deputy talks it up in the way she is doing, she is not doing anyone a service. She is scaring people off. I come back to Deputy McCormack in this regard, there is a definite commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a carbon levy. I sincerely hope members of the Opposition will be as enthusiastic about the introduction of a carbon levy as I am.

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