Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The climate action plan process will, in a variety of different ways, embody and encompass just transition principles, starting with what we have already been engaged in with regard to its extensive public consultation which will continue on an ongoing basis. That is, as was discussed earlier, one of the characteristics of just transition. It has to come to Government for decision and approval. Government decision-making is also conditioned by a variety of different requirements for us to assess social and other consequences of Government proposals. That is already a requirement within our existent Government decision-making process.

I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 33 or 40. The process set out already covers such a perspective and provides for it.