Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-16
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I agree 100%. I applaud the Deputy's position in terms of her address to the public meeting next Saturday. I think she has shown leadership in that respect, which I recognise and acknowledge. In terms of the broader agenda, I would have written to the Ceann Comhairle in my time in opposition. We now have the wildflowers on the Merrion Street entrance to Leinster House. The entrance is now much better than the manicured lawns of yesteryear. We need to do more and lead by example in respect of how we live and the reality of policies that we want to implement from a climate change perspective.
The Deputy referenced roads and so on earlier. I am not necessarily anti-road; we need roads for buses and EVs. There is a legitimate debate to be had about this. Last year I had the benefit of opening the Macroom bypass. We had not seen so many Kerry Deputies in Cork in a long time. The point is that the pollution relief and the impact on safety for the people living in Macroom was enormous. There is an issue here-----

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Sitting date: 2023-02-16