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

I have the greatest respect for Sinn Féin. We have worked together collectively over the years, so this robust argument is done out of respect. What I have to know is: what is Sinn Féin's position on this? It keeps changing. It says it would stop any increases in the carbon tax now. It will agree to the carbon tax increases that have occurred previously because it knows that is central to the ability of any Government, including a future Government, to pay for the things we need. However, it keeps changing. It is always, "Okay, we will stop it now". Either this is the right approach or it is the wrong one. I believe it is the right approach.

There is one further category, that last element of 15% which is €1.5 billion. We are targeting that for small farmers. If one looks at the poverty map of our country and at who gets least-----

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