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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 17:In page 6, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“(e) specify the projected total national emissions for the period of the plan on the basis of all the policy measures specified in the plan.”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: My position is the same. We have already had the discussion.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 21:In page 8, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“(j) the need to promote sustainable consumption and production, (k) the protection and promotion of public health, (l) other benefits likely to arise from the transition to a low carbon economy, (m) the protection of and restoration of biological diversity consistent with Ireland’s...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister's response is reasonable. I will re-enter the amendment on Report Stage.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 22:In page 8, to delete lines 33 and 34 and substitute the following:“(10) A national mitigation plan shall be approved by a resolution in both Houses of the Oireachtas as soon may be after it is approved by the Government.”. In this amendment Deputy Murphy proposed that the national mitigation plan would be approved not only by the Dáil but by the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We had an earlier discussion in the context of another proposal. I think the Minister could deal with his concern by amending the legislation to the effect that there would be a legal requirement on the Dáil and on the Seanad to pass a plan. If there were binding targets and even if the Government were resisting them, it would have to have debate and vote on the nature of the plan. In...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 23:In page 8, after line 38, to insert the following: “Progress towards targets5. (1) The Minister shall in each year, beginning with the year 2016, request the relevant body to prepare a report setting out that body’s views on—(a) progress towards achievement of—(i) annual targets, (ii) the interim target, (iii) the 2050 target,(b) whether...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the number of the amendment?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What is the number of the amendment again?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Some of these amendments are mine, some are Deputy Wallace's and some are Deputy Murphy's. I will formally move it, though.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I see.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 25:In page 12, to delete lines 11 to 15 and substitute the following:“(2) There shall stand established, on the establishment day, a body which shall be known, in the Irish language, as An Chomhairle Chomhairleach um Athrú Aeráide or, in the English language, as the Climate Change Advisory Council (in this Act referred to as the “Advisory...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I get it now.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It is a change of name. It should be changed to the climate change advisory council for the purposes of clarity and simplicity and maybe because the word "expert" jars a little in these matters. Experts have led us into a great deal of trouble in the past. It is a very subjective notion in any event.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister is saying he is open to the idea.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We will withdraw the amendment for now in the hope the Minister might-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 28:In page 12, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of any other enactment, the members of the Advisory Council shall be independent in the performance of their functions under this Act.”. I appreciate that the Minister has taken on board our concerns, but, to add to what has been said,...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 34:In page 17, line 26, to delete “Expert”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Jun 2015)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 35:In page 17, line 29, to delete “18 months” and substitute “6 months”. The expert advisory council is supposed to conduct a review every 18 months to monitor progress in meeting objectives and securing the transition to a low carbon economy. The amendment proposes that 18 months after its establishment is too long a period before that...