Varadkar slams 'wrong' oil exploration ban bill

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has accused People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith of "getting it wrong" with her Climate Emergency Measures bill, which targets a ban on future oil and gas drilling in Irish waters.

Varadkar slams 'wrong' oil exploration ban bill

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has accused People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith of "getting it wrong" with her Climate Emergency Measures bill, which targets a ban on future oil and gas drilling in Irish waters.

It followed a new report claiming that a similar ban recently introduced by the New Zealand government could cost that country NZ$28bn (€17bn) in lost revenue over the next 30 years.

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