Pauline O'Reilly (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I take up the point made by a previous speaker blaming the Green Party for closing the Shannon LNG facility. It is not the Green Party's fault that there is climate change or that all of us must take responsibility and act on it. That is why we are in the Government; we are doing the right thing by the people of north Kerry. If we invest in an energy system that will not survive, the people of north Kerry will not have jobs for very long. That is exactly what happened to people in Wales. Investment in coal has really just ended up devastating communities because of the lack of sustainability or long-term vision. We must also think about the children of north Kerry, Limerick and Clare. They want to see a greener future. We are absolutely committed in the Government to a just transition for all the people in the west of Ireland.