"Green" policies are destroying this country

Again you are incorrect it was already towed in January for maintenance and must be back in action now. Taken from the net today!

Hywind Scotland is fully operational at present but tow-in operations will begin later in the year, taking advantage of the more benign weather periods in late spring and summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

I think you should do some research yourself..

Fair points all. Aviation fuel is zero rated when it shouldn't be. At least food production is essential.

I know when you precede science with the definite article aka "the science", you are merely expressing an opinion that's based on a consensus position enforced by another group rather than actual science. You have been sold an idea by green marketing that wind and sunshine are free and unbound, details like physics and chemistry limits don't concern you, any more than sourcing materials and costs of building the infrastructure to support this.

All economic choices come about by tradeoffs, the materials required in the timescales set down in legislation concerning net zero do not exist on the market. The current electrical grid was build over a period of 100 years, it cannot be redone in 10 years, nor can the raw materials to harvest wind or solar be processed without coal, gas and oil. By your own definition renewables technology is therefore not sustainable, aside from sourcing rare earth minerals, these cannot function independently of primary energy sources coal, gas and oil.

Everyone born since ~1800 has been adapting to their local climate, how many generations is that? We will continue to adapt to our environment now and in the future with the available resources to us. The track record of people successfully prophesying environmental doom by specific dates has been on par with the people claiming the arrival of the second coming of God.

Back in the 19th century, the Thames in London stunk of sewage, they resolved that problem by building a sewerage system and extended that scheme to their port cities. The technology of the time allowed them to do so. In fact before the rise of motorised transport, everywhere stunk of horse excrement, getting rid of it was a problem. Land for feeding horses has been freed up to build houses and food for humans. Smog disappeared from many major cities due to the rise of natural gas heating. Our lives in Ireland today on practically every metric are better than our ancestors, the post world war II period has seen the world enjoy the greatest rise in living standards in the entire history of humanity.

It's fine to pursue efficiency in use of resources (waste not, want not), don't conflate it with green marketing seeking power and money. We cannot maintain static climate patterns by simply consuming prescribed green labelled products. Climate cycles exist on timelines beyond our individual allotted lifespans on this planet, there is no climate emergency, it's just political virtue signalling.

Rather than calling what I posted nonsense you should post your own sources. Where is Eamonn Ryan saying it's not technically possible?

When it comes to research, if you cannot find a statement by Eamon Ryan a few weeks ago in The Irish Examiner and other mainline media sources there is nothing much I can do for you.

Hilarious from someone who relies on Quora and Meithal Na Gaoithe for their "facts".

The same as everyone else – currently about €65 – AFAIU they don't receive any free allowances since 2023 according to

https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/eu-emissions-trading-system-eu-ets/free-allocation/allocation-aviation-sector_en

If you want them to pay more, buy and bank allowances to reduce supply in the market. (ticker CO2 on LSE)

More nonsense. Have you nothing to say that makes sense or a reasonable argument?

Off you go nobody will stop you I'm sure but don't tell me it is as essential as food! I suggested that an increased tax on aviation fuel is fair and reasonable. If cars and trucks are taxed why should aviation be exempt?

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/carbon-taxes-on-jet-fuel-will-increase-air-fares-but-cut-emissions-says-esri-1.4757029

Once again you make an argument against reality. i said that food was more essential that airline flights. An obvious fact.

I also said that aviation should pay carbon tax and excise. Why shouldn't they?

Here is some CSO facts you might not agree with. Are they part of a Green conspiracy too?

• In 2020, consumers of petrol paid an average effective rate of €267 per tonne of carbon dioxide emitted. 
• The average effective carbon rate on autodiesel was €190 per tonne of carbon dioxide in 2020.
• Carbon dioxide emissions from jet kerosene were charged at €0.09 per tonne due to the tax exemption for commercial aviation.
• In 2020, total energy taxes on petrol were 63 cent per litre while total energy taxes on autodiesel were 51 cent per litre. 
• Fossil fuel subsidies were estimated at €2.2 billion in
  2020 compared with €2.8 billion in value in 2019. The decrease was
  mainly due to the reduction in the use of international aviation fuel
  during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Direct fossil fuel subsidies accounted for 13% of total
  fossil fuel subsidies in 2020 while indirect subsidies arising from
  revenue foregone due to tax abatements accounted for 87%.
• In 2020, €2.8 billion was raised in energy taxes, €0.4
  billion was spent on environmental subsidies related to energy and
  emissions, and fossil fuel subsidies were €2.2 billion.