A KERRY TD has said that the bible story about Noah's Ark is "fact" and proves climate change is a myth.
Independent Danny Healy-Rae famously dismissed the notion of man-made climate change in a speech in the Dáil in May saying "God above is in charge of the weather" and in an interview with magazine Hot Press yesterday re-iterated his opinion that climate patterns shift through the centuries.
"Everyone is entitled to their view. I’m basing my views on facts," he said.
"The facts are there and history proves it. We had the Ice Age. We had Noah’s Ark. We had all those stories. We’ve proof of the Famine in 1740, which was caused by two years of incessant rain."
“There were some centuries when the country was very hot and warm and then there were different centuries with so much rain and cold. So, those are facts," he continued.
In the same interview the Kilgarvan-based politician said he would have "no problem" shooting an intruder in his home.
"If there was no other way of dealing with them. I’d have no problem with that. It’s ridiculous where the law actually favours the criminal in some of these incidents," he said.
Mr Healy-Rae also defended a controversial proposal he made in 2013 to allow Gardaí to issue permits to people in rural areas to drive on local roads “in second or third gear” after two or three pints.
