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

The Deputy is articulating a position which is a valid aspiration, however what I have been asked to do is ensure that our power generation shifts to renewable sources, that our buildings are more energy efficient and that our industrial processes are less carbon intensive and that we change the shape of our transport system. I must focus on those as they are the areas that will deliver a shift in the dial of carbon emissions. The Deputy will recognise that what he raises is a much wider issue for Irish society to consider. I must focus on my own work.

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