Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 28, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:"(11) The Minister shall also reserve a place on the Board for a representative of the not for profit environmental NGO sector with a record of campaigning against climate change and for sustainability.",".

The thinking behind the amendment is that the mission of SEAI is to play a leading role in transforming Ireland into a society based on sustainable energy and, therefore, given the board has a mix of people from academic, business, technical and even legal backgrounds, I hope people from an environmental or community background could be board members, particularly those with experience of sustainable energy and with an interest in fighting for climate change measures. The amendment speaks for itself.