Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The issue for us is whether we attend. That seems to be what the Deputy raised. We have to have a voice on the climate issue. We made significant contributions at COP26, as did the European Union. If anything, the European Union and United States led the charge on climate at COP26. Together with Japan and other countries, there is now potential that we can get better outcomes. I refer to Canada, in other words. There was a strong convergence of states but we need others. We need to convince others-----

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