Dáil debates

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

 

4:00 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

It is another shameful day for Fine Gael when it comes to the environment. The Taoiseach's party has blocked with procedural glue the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018 in the same way that it blocked the Waste Reduction Bill 2017, which my party presented. With regard to that latter Bill, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, promised that the Government would present alternative proposals to ban the single use of plastic, to get away from single-use plastic coffee cups and possibly to introduce a deposit refund scheme. It was promised within weeks. Have we seen any advancement of that or is Fine Gael continuing to do absolutely nothing when it comes to protecting the planet and the environment?

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