Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The overall impact of this measure has to be seen in the context of a range of programme for Government commitments, some of which are being financed today, for example, the increased investment in LocalLink so that we can provide rural public transport, which has not been adequately provided for by previous Governments, and an increase in the public service obligation payment so that we can deliver BusConnects and improved public transport, put money into retrofitting schemes and support farmers in making the change to allow them to farm in a less carbon-intensive manner.

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