Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This amendment calls for the phrase "have regard to" to be replaced with, inter alia, "comply" in section 4(7) of the Bill. With due respect, I do not believe this amendment makes sense as there are competing considerations when developing a national mitigation plan, all of which cannot be complied with fully at the same time. Accordingly, I believe the phrase "have regard to" is the appropriate one in this instance as it requires a balancing of considerations. I therefore cannot support this amendment.

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