Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-30
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I am not clear how a scheme could be specifically targeted. The Government has taken action in respect of air pollution. Air pollution is a killer. I am not sure whether Sinn Féin supported the ban on smoky coal when it was introduced. That ban was necessary. There was a big row in the Dáil at the time. The original ban was introduced by Mary Harney in and around 1990. If I am not mistaken, she introduced the first ban on smoky coal in Dublin. Then there is the issue of pollution from cars and so on. That is why the move to electric vehicles is important. We are targeting a number of measures on retrofitting at those on low incomes. We will examine any further measures we can take.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-30