Joining Shane Beatty this afternoon was Eamon Ryan, Minister for Transport, Environment, Climate, and Communications, Leader of the Green Party.

Together they discussed the surging Omicron cases throughout the country, the government's response to the spike in cases, keeping schools open in the coming weeks and months, as well as what the primary goals are for the Green party in the year to come.

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