Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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On Aarhus Convention compliance, the Minister of State referred to the SEA process. Article 7 of the convention is about SEA consultation and public participation. Article 8 is about compliance as regards laws and regulations, and secondary legislation falls into that. Our amendment seeks to ensure compliance with Article 8. The Minister of State is not accepting it. He will look at compliance with Article 8 and come back to us on it. Is that the case?