Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome this plan. We spend far too much time in this House arguing about targets, mostly with the Opposition demanding higher targets than the Government has committed to, and not enough time looking at the innovative policy tools that we need to bring in to make a difference. I listened to the Opposition and, by and large, their contribution is finding fault with the measures that are already in the plan, not coming up with new ideas. I have also listened to people saying that 100% finance is needed for this. The reality is that if we cannot mobilise private capital as well as public capital, we will not achieve what is set out in the climate plan.

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