Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)

I support the amendment. The Minister of State spoke of the Aarhus Convention. To my mind, that is a minimal set of standards. In this amendment we seek to buttress that even further to provide for some degree of democratic accountability. It also speaks to the issues raised by Deputy Ferris whereby if it is a reserved function, one is guaranteed it will be wholly democratic and wholly representative.

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