Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Who are the criminals here when we look at the world hurtling towards climate disaster? Is it the big oil companies, those who want to burn $5 trillion of fossil fuels under the ground to maximise their profits at the expense of humanity and our planet? Is it the governments which know about and accept the science but choose to do precious little about it? Alternatively, is it those who speak out and say "No more empty promises"? They are the people who are being prosecuted. That is the choice that is being made. Aislinn O'Keefe, the ROSA activist in Limerick, is being prosecuted for allegedly organising a protest against gender-based violence at a time when 999 calls were being ignored by the gardaí in terms of domestic violence. What are the priorities of this State when it comes to balancing the rights the Minister of State talks about?

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