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

I believe they are. We do not have a choice. The EPA report referred to European measures. These differ slightly from those in our climate action plan, which is our national plan, but they are analogous. Particularly with the increased ambition in Europe, and because of REPowerEU and the Fit for 55 legislation, there is not much of a difference now. If we do not do this, we will face fines, miss out on the new economies that are developing and face reputational damage. Also, there will be a missed opportunity. The EPA said that we absolutely need to do more, but it also said there is an opportunity. It is important that we frame it in that way because if we always frame it as negative, a cost and burden, or if we focus on any one sector or blame certain people, we will miss the boat or what we need to do. There are additional things we could do. Earlier, during questions on the climate, district heating was raised. That is one of the areas where we could really-----

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