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

On Friday, young people in Fridays for Future, student organisations and Extinction Rebellion will gather outside the House as part of global action on COP27. They will not be praising the Taoiseach or the Minister for action but will be commenting on inaction. They will be carrying clocks with them to symbolise the fact we are running out of time. They are also very aware that COP27 is taking place in a venue that is mired with human rights abuses. Is the Minister aware of the grave human rights abuses against climate and environmental activists in Egypt? Will he make any statement on the matter when he is there? What intentions does the Government have on this? Will it just turn a blind eye?

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