Ms Grace O'Sullivan:

I hear what Mr. Kelly said and he is right that we need to move towards clean and renewable energies. We need all the financial institutes and mechanisms to support that move. However, if we decide to label nuclear and gas as green and sustainable energies, it will be a regressive step. We will be on a backwards path and we will never get to where we need to go. That is not only true for Ireland but for the EU.

There are alternatives and the current regulation is absurd in my view. We cannot call gas and nuclear sustainable. They could go into some other category. As a citizen of the EU which speaks of values, we will be getting our values wrong if we do that. I hope the Irish Government will listen to what I am saying. I have written to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, and others to let them know our view on that. We undoubtedly need the financing but we need it to be mobilised in the direction of real renewable energies.

The Greens-European Free Alliance in the European Parliament was proactive on the trade related aspects of intellectual property rights, TRIPS, waiver. In a time of a grave global pandemic there is no question that a waiver should be put in place. We will pursue that as far as we can. As was said, this is about the values and morality of the EU. We are not looking at a level playing field for everyone and we are allowing some to do better, which is not on.

Senators asked so many questions and I am sorry we cannot address them all now. Perhaps I will speak to Senators outside before I leave.