Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

It is at least as important, however, if not more. There is a public health element. One in ten children in this country is suffering from asthma and fossil fuel cars are a major contributor to that. Of course, there is also the biggest challenge facing humanity as a whole: climate catastrophe, for which the fossil fuel companies are the number one culprits.

The Minister has been the subject of a personalised campaign by the number one polluter from this country. These companies use their influence, public presence and money not just to try to demonise those who would be in favour of climate action but also to try to encourage the consumption of fossil fuels. Advertising works. It is why more than $1 trillion a year is spent worldwide, with hundreds of billions of euro spent on fossil fuel advertising. It shapes people's behaviour. Freeing people from adverts for fossil fuel uses such as fossil fuel cars and flights would improve people's lives. We have a Bill to do precisely that, which we have introduced on First Stage. I wonder whether the Minister will support it on Second Stage.

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