Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 18 and 25 call for the complete removal of the reference to the EPA on decisions on the means of publication of the annual and periodic review reports. As outlined in respect of amendment No. 14, the current texts reflect the fact that the EPA will just provide back office support to the climate change advisory council. It is, therefore, best placed to offer advice on the best means of publication, whether it be in hard copy, online or a combination of both. The current text refers only to the means of publication and does not relate to the content of the annual and periodic review reports. It concerns the facilitation of publication so that the reports can reach as wide and as deep an audience as possible using the expertise of the EPA. That is all that is involved. It will not in any way interfere with the content of the annual or periodic review reports. We will not be accepting the amendment.