Róisín Garvey (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I second Senator Pauline O'Reilly's proposal, that No. 22 be taken before No. 1. I thank the Senator and our coalition partners, Senators Chambers and Doherty, for their work on this Bill. It is very important. It is such a waste. We have a climate emergency. We all know that all plastics come from fossil fuels. The game is up. This is long overdue. It comes up as a debate during every election campaign and we do nothing about it. It is great to see these three women coming together, taking action and making something happen about this ridiculous waste of money.Apart from using the odd poster and turning them into good henhouses, it is a complete waste of precious fossil fuels. Turning them into posters is litter. It is also unfair because the more money a person has, the more he or she can plaster his or her face around the place and, unfortunately, that is like product placement, which we know works. Therefore, it is often the person with the most money who might be successful in politics instead of the person who maybe deserves the seat most. This is long overdue. I really commend the three Senators on putting this forward. I am very happy to second the motion.