Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Citizens Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Orla Kelleher:

On the point on remits, I echo and endorse the comments of my colleague, Dr. Dobbs. I will pick up on the point made by Dr. Ryall regarding State accountability. I endorse her comments on the importance of access to justice for the public. However, the additional part of that picture is the question of continued education for public bodies. It comes back to the point we mentioned on the prioritisation within these bodies of questions of environment and biodiversity. Before we have enforcement, we should have compliance, and some of that comes from continued professional education on the legal obligations of these bodies. Part of that is the mainstreaming of environmental legal education.

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