Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

She will know that there is sometimes a lot of discussions on local authorities which is not matched by action and that sometimes plans are brought forward which speak in very high terms and in noble ways about things but do not really translate into actions because the executive or the councillors themselves do not really want them to happen. For these plans to translate into actual climate action, we will need to see some bravery on the part of the councillors and the executive and we will need to see a mind shift from some people who are really stuck in the past. I am not referring to any particular local authority but I have seen it broadly across them and I am hoping for some change.

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