Micheál Martin says next government can support both rural Ireland and tackling climate change

The Fianna Fáil leader has said the next government doesn't need to pick between supporting rural Ireland and tackling climate change.
The commitment to a 7% annual reduction in carbon emissions has been the most controversial sticking point in talks so far.
Both Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin have said they're not sure if a deal on entering government can ultimately be reached.
But the Fianna Fáil leader says talks with the Greens can also be good for rural Ireland.
"It can help rural Ireland, and indeed a retrofitting programme could create jobs in rural Ireland, for example in terms of wind energy and so on.
"Particularly offshore wind is an area we should develop and exploit more as a country, which we haven't been doing sufficiently to date, and which can create its own economic dividends.
"So I don't buy the argument that climate change and rural Ireland are somehow mutually exclusive."
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