Junior transport minister criticised for private jet conference address 

Fianna Fáil accused of 'talking out of both sides of their mouth' on climate action after James Lawless gave opening address to aviation conference

Minister of State at the Department of Transport James Lawless said the criticism was 'a cheap shot'.

Opposition parties have criticised the junior transport minister's appearance at a business aviation conference, saying Fianna Fáil is "talking out of both sides of their mouth".

James Lawless last week gave the opening address at the conference of the Irish Business & General Aviation Association (IBGAA), which counts a number of private jet charter companies among its members.