"Green" policies are destroying this country

Night stop some frivolous travel for soccer matches, stags and hens, weddings, shopping etc

Frivolous in your opinion.

Sure.

You’ve contradicted yourself by implying meat isn’t a food but then saying it is- but look whatever floats your boat.

I wonder what that 71% thought they were in favour of seeing as the government itself can't and couldn't explain it. I'm surprised it passed as it's another way to devalue land in the same ways SACs and the like have done in the past, with little to no benefit from their implementation. I'd also be wary when the likes of Nestle, Danone, etc come out lobbying for it. These companies control a huge amount of the worlds food. They must see money here and ways to get an even tighter grip.

I'd be astonished if that ever sees the light of day.

Just shows all they care about is the money, as if the 34bn comes from some magic money tree. All it does is hurt normal people, and reduces the amount of money that ends up going to small businesses from disposable income spending.

Don't be ridiculous. Nobody implied that meat is not a food. If this is your level of analysis I'm not surprised you don't understand the science behind climate change

It's actually the people who fly the most who pay most of the cost, Joe blogs taking one flight a year pays a little extra.

...again, tbf, some folks have point, indebting and taxing the bollcoks outta folks, isnt gonna solve this one, but thats what seems to being tried here!

The EU are providing very low cost finance for upgrades aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels. The government should draw down every available cent of that funding and invest it in upgrading our housing and grid and transport infrastructure

No one except……eh…you. 😂

I’ll quote it again for ya:

“so if we prioritise food production over meat production”

By the way when did I say I don’t understand the science behind climate change? 😂

I fully understand it- I may not 100% agree with it but I fully understand it.

I think this is a load of bo**ox. No matter the car make or engine size, road tax is charged accordingly. Also there are plenty of electric SUV’s on the road.

So independent green, I only hope Dublin ( why only Dublin? ) NOT.

The govt has that sorted by filling the hotels with economic migrants

Great, more tax on busses, tractors and trucks vital for public transport, food and goods meaning the end cost for consumers goes up. Also significantly higher tax on EVs because they outweigh their ICE counterparts.

I'm not entirely sure what all the supposed fuss is about SUVs in Ireland. They are far from the largest vehicles on the road and if they're the preferred style, so be it. They clearly have advantages for the occupants or they wouldn't buy them, whether that be greater visibility, legroom or safety in an accident or whatever. I suspect some genius who never drove saw some behemoth Canyonaro type SUV in the States and decided that all SUVs must be bad/unsafe and have been on a witch hunt since. Most of the SUVs on sale here seem to be built off the same platform as the likes of the VW golf or similar and are relatively compact, with the exception of EVs which are carrying huge battery packs around.

Not everyone wants the same bland dull dinky to squeeze their family into. The same as not everyone wants the same 6 speed racer/road bike for cyclists which are more unsafe, given they travel at relatively high speeds, have poorer visibility with heads down and narrow wheels/tyres that make potholes problematic. Some prefer mountain bikes for offroading or aesthetics or comfort or whatever, some prefer fixies because they're that type, while many enjoy Hybrids /City bikes because they've enhanced upright riding positions, are relatively sporty but try not to sacrifice comfort too much. From reading the Cycling thread, the goal seems to be possessing N+1 bikes which seems a tad wasteful but each to their own. Most seem to have a variety of bike types including at least one Hybrid. While I agree that there's nothing wrong with variety being the spice of life, what would all those anti-suv folk think if there was the same witch hunt against Hybrid bikes (including e-bikes which many are in this style)?

By a tiny amount compared to all the other costs. The whims of the oil and gas industry and OPEC and price wars etc all have way bigger impacts on the prices we will actually pay.

You have an objection to the EU taxing fuel but not once have I ever seen you complain when the oil industry announce scandalously high profits on the back of global crises.

Fossil fuels receive trillions of dollars in subsidies. That has to stop.