Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has called for the car park used by TDs and Senators at Leinster House to be turned into a garden.
He said politicians should use the nearby multi-storey commercial car park instead of parking on the grounds of the building that houses the Dáil and the Seanad.
The Green Party would present the proposal to the Chambers Oireachtas Commission, the body that oversees the management of Leinster House.
Speaking to reporters, the minister said the garden could be a “beautiful space” in the center of the city.
“It would be symbolic of a wider change… If we are going to make that change in the country we have to lead by example,” reports RTE.
Separately, the minister said he hoped the latest version of Ireland’s climate action plan could be agreed and brought before the Dáil later this year.
Ireland is expected to live within a five-year carbon budget until 2025, he said.
He added that if Ireland did not meet the target in all areas, it would have to comply and “that law will help us get on the right path”.
Ryan said he expected cabinet reshuffle talks to start next week.
“I think we are right to leave it to the latter stages because our focus should be on the immediate issues at hand,” he said, reports RTE.
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