Fianna Fáil's Barry Cowen has been responding to efforts by Sinn Féin to drop the carbon tax.
Sourcing hard cash is the only way to secure a 'just transition' for the midlands, according to a government TD.
Barry Cowen has been responding to Sinn Féin's motion in the Dáil this evening to drop plans for a ban on the sale of turf and to scrap the carbon tax.
The Fianna Fáil rep is accusing the opposition of populism and calling on them to suggest other ways of funding climate action measures.
Deputy Cowen says, while he's opposed to plans for a turf ban, money needs to be invested in order to future-proof homes:
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