Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

Since it came into government, the Green Party has taken decisive action to address climate change. As we speak, my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Gormley, is in Paris at meeting of the EU Environment Council. That Deputies in this Chamber have castigated the Minister for not being here is a demonstration of their lack of engagement with these issues. The Minister is at the heart of EU environmental decision-making. He is abroad at a Council of Ministers meeting.

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