Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 64 mirrors provisions that have already been put in place by France. That gives France credibility with regard to the EU discussions. If we really want to act, we must use every moment, space, power and opportunity we have to do a good thing and take real action. We should take that opportunity. We should not say we will roll the dice on the EU.

I hope the EU comes through with great decisions but sometimes it does not. Look at the taxonomy decision. That is a godawful decision in which gas and nuclear energy have been labelled as green. That is what may happen in the EU negotiations but we do not require EU permission to put measures in place in terms of the disposal of non-food products. Therefore, we must put in place the policies that are within our power.