John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 6, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “ “ISO standard life-cycle impact assessment” means the quantitative tool “Life Cycle Assessment” (LCA), as defined by the ISO14040 and ISO140444 published by the International Organisation for Standardisation;”.

It is great to have the Minister of State here in the Seanad. We have a number of amendments and I have a few with Senator Dooley. Some of the later ones I would like to get into are a bit more meaty, so I will not propose to spend too long on amendments Nos. 3 and 4.

The reason we are bringing forward these amendments is because definitions are important. The more scope that we can have around definitions, the better it is for legislation as a whole. These definitions are required to provide that clear understanding and define the terms which are stated below within the proposed amendments, particularly in section 11 around the environmental levy.

We have more detailed amendments later on which I am keen to get to, so I will leave amendments Nos. 3 and 4 at that. I would be keen to hear the Minister of State’s thoughts.