Most people embrace science and understand that we need to respond to climate change. I have switched to organic farming. I used a train and bike to get here today. However, we want to ensure that the seismic changes we are making as a country are not punitive to rural Ireland. Proposals have come out in recent months about cow culling, penalising car ownership and tapering back the likes of Moneypoint power station in Clare. The measures need to be timely. It should be more carrot than stick when it comes to rural Ireland. What will the Government do to protect rural Ireland so that we are not tone deaf to the people of Ireland who do not have a Luas or DART in front of their homes?

I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. As he knows, this Government is committed to rural Ireland. There has been unprecedented investment across the country in various ways. Local Link has been expanded to provide much-needed infrastructure and transport services for people living in rural Ireland. That is something I am obviously very conscious of as the Minister for Rural and Community Development. I will continue to work with my colleagues across the Government to ensure that rural Ireland gets the service it deserves as people who live in urban areas.