Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion

12:40 pm

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

As I understand it, a precedent was set when the health committee directly voted against a Bill in the name of Deputy Gino Kenny, only for a Dáil vote to resurrect that Bill. This is procedurally very complex. I intend to raise it at the Committee on Procedure and at the Business Committee to see whether it is possible for a mechanism such as that which I have mentioned to be used in this case. I imagine that if it is possible, we will have to get some sort of Seanad approval as well because we do not want to disrespect the Upper House. The worst possible outcome would be to leave it dead here-----

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