Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)

I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and thank Deputy Coveney and others for tabling a comprehensive motion on which an amendment has been tabled. As Deputies will have noted, there is little divergence between the contributions being made on all sides.

I recognise the role played by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan, in his time at Cabinet. The Minister has brought to this area a particular focus, one which is clearly necessary to face the challenges of the decades ahead.

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