Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious that there have been exceedances of air quality limits. My Department is sitting down with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and the local authorities to identify measures we could take in the short term to tackle the issue. As the Deputy knows, the climate action plan has at its heart the dramatic reduction of our dependence on fossil fuels, which causes much of the air pollution.

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