Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The proposed amendment calls for the climate change advisory council to conduct a periodic review every 12 months after its initial review. I cannot see any reason such a provision should be included in the Bill when section 12 already provides for the advisory council to conduct an annual review and report thereon every 12 months. Accordingly, having a parallel periodic review process would serve no additional function and would merely add a substantial burden on the council and its secretariat. Therefore, we will not support the amendment.