Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage
4:15 pm
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour) | Oireachtas source
Of all the amendments, this one was the most confusing. I respect the spirit of what the Deputy has just said. This has been looked for by the Deputy and Deputy Catherine Murphy. The first part of the amendment states:
15. (1) The Advisory Council shall have regard to any guidance given by the Minister to it in relation to the exercise of its functions under this Act.
I accept 15(2) and (3). However, subsection (1) could be interpreted as meaning that the Minister of the day will actually give guidance to the expert advisory council which is counter to what we have been saying. If the Deputy is not careful, I will accept it.
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