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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: It is a second-tier accreditation that happens.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Would it be feasible to set up a regulatory authority to oversee this? Could this be a function it could undertake? Would the Department be comfortable with this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the officials for coming in. The next time they come in we must have a whiteboard so that we can go through all the different permutations. My brain is doing somersaults here trying to get through it all. I thank them for coming in and being so helpful and for all the work that they have done over the past while as well. I thank the members. The next meeting of the joint...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “ “Just transition” means a transition that ensures the economic, environmental and social consequences of the ecological transformation of economies and societies are managed in ways that maximise opportunities of decent work for all, reduce inequalities, promote social justice,...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: The group of amendments cover quite a few different themes. My amendments Nos. 26 and 27 relate to the just transition principles and I will not discuss them again. Amendment No. 29 talks about the committee and its membership that will be established by the Minister. There is not a huge amount of detail as to extent of the committee and its role. I ask the Minister to use the Public...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will wait and see what the outcomes of those discussions are.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Amendment No. 10 relates to the strategy and the requirements for consultation on that strategy to make sure that it is poverty and disability proofed. Previously, it became stark when there was the policy for two-for-one meals, on which there was an announcement last year or 18 months ago. There was a steering committee of perhaps 40 different organisations. There was not a single...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I understand from the Minister of State that he will accept this amendment. I welcome that. Again, if we do not name check these things in legislation, sometimes they do not feature in consideration. It is important, if there is a list of strategies that need to be consulted, that we make sure it is a cohesive list and we do not leave anyone out. What is currently in the draft Bill does...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 10: In page 10, to delete lines 9 to 11 and substitute the following: “(3) The Minister shall, before he or she submits a circular economy strategy to the Government for their approval under this section— (a) consult with the public and such persons as he or she considers appropriate, (b) ensure the circular economy strategy is poverty-proofed by...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 11: In page 10, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(c) the National Biodiversity Action Plan; (d) the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; (e) the Roadmap for Social Inclusion;”. The Minister of State has said that he is accepting this amendment.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: May I seek some clarity on that? Will the circular economy strategy be published immediately? The difference between amendments Nos. 13 and 14 relates to the timeframe. I would be happy if amendment No. 14 were to be accepted, as long as there was an understanding that there would not be a significant delay.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 18: “In page 10, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “(b) actions which reflect a just transition approach to a circular economy, ensuring full participation by all members of society in the new strategy, and”.” I will withdraw the amendment and reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: This amendment essentially relates to how, when we look at the strategies, we need to have annual reporting on them to know whether we are on track, as well as what kind of data we need, how it is operating, and whether there are any barriers to the progress on it. Essentially, it is just a monitoring of the actual policy, and that the monitoring and the outcomes is a transparent process by...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 21: In page 10, after line 37, to insert the following: “(8) The Minister will present the circular economy strategy to the Government for approval, and following approval, shall carry out the following in relation to the circular economy strategy: (a) prepare a review on an annual basis, to evaluate outcomes against stated deliverables of the circular...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 26: In page 12, line 30, after “communities” to insert “, in particular, communities which are disadvantaged and marginalised”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 27: In page 13, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(o) to facilitate and support initiatives undertaken by communities or organisations which promote the principles of a just transition and climate justice;”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 28: In page 13, line 4, after “environment” to insert “, including for the purposes of protecting biodiversity”.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 29: In page 13, line 36, after “accordingly.”, to insert the following: “The Minister will ensure the following in relation to the membership of the committee: (a) all members of the committee must go through the public appointments service; (b) candidates may only be considered once they have completed their application through the public...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I move amendment No. 37: In page 17, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “(10) All revenue generated from the environment levies as referenced in this Part, will be ringfenced for the Circular Economy Fund and for the purposes specified in section 8.”. In light of what the Minister of State said, I will withdraw the amendment.