GREEN Party deputy leader Catherine Martin has sharply criticised “shocking” and “disturbing” comments by the Tánaiste and said there is “unrest” in her party over entering government talks. Ms Martin described it as a “quite shocking comment” from Mr Coveney as Fine Gael had signed up to this target in government under the Paris Climate Agreement and the EU’s Green Deal plan. “The Tánaiste saying he's not up for 7pc, it's quite frankly disturbing,” she told RTÉ Radio’s Today with Seán O’Rourke. “Why don’t they know how to do this if they signed up to the agreement in 2015 Alarm bells are ringing. “Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael know exactly what needs to be done but they just don’t want to do it,” she said.

Source: Irish Independent May 01, 2020 12:56 UTC