Paul Murphy slams government 'blah blah blah' climate response
Paul Murphy criticised the government's climate and agricultural policies, calling recent announcements 'blah blah blah' and accusing the minister of hypocrisy over delayed investments. He said emissions and agriculture reduction targets are inadequate and condemned a 70 million euro fund he said will support large processors tied to intensive farming.
Transport and postponed infrastructure
Paul Murphy cited the transport announcement of a target of up to 50% reduction in emissions and the climate action plan, and said that key investment in public transport infrastructure has been postponed by another decade.
Agriculture and funding for processors
He flagged the government's commitment of a 22% to 30% reduction in agricultural emissions as inadequate and argued the state refuses to tell the truth about the need to shift away from intensive beef and dairy farming. He criticised a 70 million euro fund announced by the government that he said is going to processors named on a list including Glambia, Dawn Meats and Liffey Meats.
Workers and local plants
Murphy noted that workers at the Charleville plant and at Mallorville would welcome investment, and he said the money could be about moving to higher-end value, less commodity production and diversifying markets beyond reliance on the British market.
Digital rights and NGO oversight
He addressed concerns around Pegasus spyware and stressed support for Palestinian human rights defenders, saying the government is a founding member of the Freedom Online Coalition and believes offline rights must be protected online. He also said the state supports Al Haq financially, maintains a high level of oversight of NGO partners and has robust controls, and that the government does not accept the actions that have occurred in this respect.
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I saw Eamon Ryan, Minister Ryan, had an article in the Irish Times at the weekend where he approvingly quoted Greta Thunberg saying no more blah blah blah but it's supremely ironic given how else can you describe the words and actions by this government on climate but as precisely more blah blah blah you take the example of transport where the government last week announces a target of up to 50% reduction in emissions in transport and the climate action plan and then this week we hear that key investment in public transport infrastructure is going to be postponed by another decade and presumably postponed beyond that or secondly you have a commitment between 22% and 30% reduction in agriculture the number one emitting sector in this country completely inadequate and you refuse to tell the truth about the necessity to shift to a different model of farming away from intensive beef and dairy farming and how small farmers can be supported and can do better with that model of regenerative farming but also today the government announces a 70 million euro fund going precisely to those processors involved in that intensified unsustainable production. The Taoiseach asked me two weeks ago who do you mean by big agribusiness who do you mean look at the list of the companies that are getting the 70 million Glambia, Dawn Meats, Liffey Meats you can read the list for yourself. 대표 Morphy says De Cutie Murphy with blah blah blah blah which is a phrase coined on by British Prime Minister originally arquibus Cheonson beginning of the COP26 conference. In terms of the investment today, I don't know whether you represent workers or not, but the workers of Charleville will welcome that investment in terms of the plant in Charleville. The workers in Mallorville will welcome it as well. It is about actually going to higher end value, less commodity and diversifying to other markets other than just relying solely on the British market. In terms of the non-governmental organisations, both in terms of the Pegasus spyware, we support Palestinian human rights defenders as a government. We are a founding member of the Freedom Online Coalition. We believe that the human rights that people have offline must also be protected online, and we must ensure that emerging technologies privilege freedom, transparency and open and tolerant society. Likewise, in terms of the NGOs that have been listed, we support Al Haq financially and at Amir, we maintain a high level of oversight of our NGO partners, and we have robust controls. We don't accept the actions that have occurred in this respect.
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