John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

The Deputy is correct that this is about collective Cabinet responsibility and we must act responsibly collectively. Everybody has a role to play and everybody must step up to the plate. The Deputy is correct to identify the agriculture and transport sectors. The agriculture sector is responsible for more than 28% of our emissions and 40% in the non-ETS sector, which is incredible. That is unique to Ireland, as no other European country produces that level of emissions. Similarly, emissions in the transport sector are escalating.

I stated in my carbon budget that it must be ensured we introduce a sustainable transport plan and I will work closely with the Minister for Transport in this regard. The sustainable transport action plan contains many initiatives, which will encourage greater bus use. People will be given real time information about the arrival of a bus. Most commuters will welcome this because the difficulty they face currently is they do not know when the next bus will arrive.

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