Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I think we would accept the amendments are quite different in ambition and scope. I have amendments later on which I am confident that the Minister will take a similarly dim view as she has of amendment No. 13. I do not suppose all my amendments will be as successful as these, in terms of going back to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. I thank the Minister for taking it on board. It is far less consequential an amendment than amendment No. 13. It just makes explicit that when we are looking at risk, although financial risk on the one hand, we should also look at climate risk.

Regarding the argument on amendment No. 13, I think we all know there is ESG and ESG innit. Sometimes, these environmental, social and governance concerns are applied rigorously and less rigorously at other times. As long as we get the balance right in the legislation we are making sure the investments of the Irish people is being put to good use, then I think that we can probably all live with that.