Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I have a few questions on amendment No. 965. I will deal with those and then move on quickly to amendment No. 966.

Amendment No. 965 reads: "In page 446, to delete lines 8 and 9." That is the requirement for an environmental NGO membership to be ten or more members in order to access justice through JR.

In terms of the threshold on membership here, this is the section on sufficient interest following on from entitlement to bring proceedings. This section, as it is currently written, places a number of requirements on the applicant. A number of them are problematic, but the amendment is focusing in on the "10 members at the time the proceedings are brought". I would be grateful if the Minister of State would explain the rationale for specifying a threshold on membership.