Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to put Sinn Féin's support for this amendment on the record. We agree that it is important to tie the definition of sustainable development to the UN's definition of sustainable development goals. Otherwise, as was argued well by the last speaker, they could become more vague words without any legal meaning. I was also shocked as I had assumed the Minister would accept this amendment. Let me remind him that there are people from NGOs, who have given years to this area, watching this debate today. They are watching the Green Party reject this amendment. It is genuinely surprising. I cannot imagine why anyone in any political party would object to tying this Bill's definition to the UN's definition of sustainable development goals. Surely, there is a duty on all of us to do that. To see the Green Party bypassing that today is hugely disappointing.