Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In a shameful decision yesterday, the European Union voted to greenwash fossil, gas and nuclear power. I note that all, bar one, of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil MEPs voted the wrong way. The Green Party MEPs voted the right way, in other words, not to greenwash fossil, gas and nuclear power.

There are four days, until 11 July, for the Irish Government and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, as the Minister responsible, to lodge an objection to this outcome to the European Council. I am asking the Minister please not to go off on a tangent and give me all sorts of what is in his mind. I ask him to answer me. Will he lodge an objection to the European Council within the next four days to this utterly shameful greenwashing of fossil, gas and nuclear power?

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