Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

——and compared with the UK or America or any other country, we are ahead of the curve. I refer to the roll-out of electric vehicles and the signing of the memorandum with Renault-Nissan which gives us access to the vehicles. We have a commitment from the ESB to install the plug-in connections and the Government is committed to this. This is not an exclusive arrangement; we will work with any and every company and by any measure or understanding we are ahead of the game. We are delivering on some of the aspirations set out in the Fine Gael motion.

Our home energy savings scheme has been hugely popular. Tens of thousands of people are looking to apply. It is the best possible investment and the best way of reducing our emissions and improving our housing stock. The Government is delivering on it.

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