Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

I have seen many things in this House but today beats all. It is probably the biggest challenge facing humanity but there is just me and the Minister in here to discuss the amendments from the Seanad, which are virtually meaningless in terms of the content of this Bill. Their only purpose is to give the Seanad a role in some of the toothless measures proposed in the original Bill. Given the focus of the world is on what is happening in Paris at the moment, Ireland stands out as some sort of throwback. This morning Friends of the Earth roundly condemned the remarks of the Taoiseach in Paris when he revealed the Government's real attitude.

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