Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

The practice of motions of this type being referred to committee and back to the House without debate is unsatisfactory. Although No. 14 is a technical motion, it received 15 minutes consideration in committee. No. 14a requires the approval of Dáil Éireann on an important matter related to waste management, an area on which the Government is proving to be deficient. A previous motion on trade in hazardous waste was given five minutes consideration at the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food and was not voted upon or discussed subsequently in the House. On these grounds, the practice of referring motions and regulations of this nature without debate is not working in the interests of Members as they are not given proper consideration and the Green Party opposes the proposal.

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