Green MEP candidates seek ban on private jets and free Interrail tickets for teens

Green MEP candidates want a full ban on private jets in Europe and an end to tax exemptions for aviation fuel.

The party’s two sitting MEPs, Ciarán Cuffe and Grace O’Sullivan, are seeking re-election in Dublin and the South.

They attended a campaign launch in Dublin on Friday alongside Midlands–North-West candidate Pauline O’Reilly.

The Green manifesto also includes a call for free one-month Interrail tickets for all 18-year-olds and new taxes on aviation fuel.

Free Interrail tickets are currently allocated on a lottery basis to some 18-year-olds.

Mr Cuffe said there was a “general agreement” from the European Commission that there was a need to tax flights in and out of Europe.

He added: “Really, it flies against reason that we would allow a hugely significant contributor to emissions to get off scot-free.

“For many years we’ve spoken about fairer fares and that essentially means ensuring that people…

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