Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)

The target set for the reduction in transport emissions as a result of these policies is 4 million tonnes.

With regard to the question on sustainable cities, we could do wonderful work in Galway on sustainable transport but I did not announce it as the sustainable transport city.

I did not dally over this issue for the past two years. I launched a consultation process at the beginning of last year and received 500 responses.

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