Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The future of the planet is probably the most important matter we can discuss. Many amendments have been tabled and many have been ruled out of order. Members in these benches have put a lot of work into the legislation in recent years. In the summer of 2013, many of us spent nearly two weeks in the bunker under Leinster House 2000 producing the committee report. The report, produced along with Professor John Sweeney, mapped out a way forward. It is disappointing that the Government has not taken on board the key recommendations.

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