Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

We all need to recognise what the problem is. We need to represent the people and show them what the real problem is, which is that we are facing a peak in global oil production that is forcing prices up. We are not yet at the peak but we are close to it. We will see a plateau period where prices may go up or down but, inexorably, due to that geological certainty, we will see fossil fuel prices rise. We have a duty to be honest with the people, illustrate the scale of the problem and start leading this country away from our use of fossil fuels as the only correct long-term solution to protect us from this issue. There is——

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