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"Mr President, we need cleaner energy and more efficient technologies and, in order to achieve that, we need incentives – negative incentives, if you like – such as a carbon tax.
Ireland is currently 25% in excess of its targets and yet, a couple of months ago, the then Minister of Finance announced that he was abandoning a commitment to introduce a carbon tax. The day after tomorrow, the former Minister of Finance, Mr McCreevy, will be sitting on those benches beside you, Mrs Wallström, in charge of the internal market. What confidence can we have that the Commission will ensure that all Member States will comply and fulfil the commitments made in relation to reducing carbon? It has been estimated that 100 of the largest companies in Ireland will exceed the current emission rates between 2005 and 2007. Ireland is losing ground in this battle in relation to climate change.
It will be the Irish taxpayers who will pay the penalties! The companies who are currently pleading that they will be uncompetitive if they have to invest in order to create clean energy and more efficient technologies are the ones who escape scot-free! I appeal to the Commission and to the Council to insist that the Irish Government reverse its decision to abandon the carbon tax."@en1
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