Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

While I acknowledge the need to review and monitor the functioning of new legislation, measures are already in place that provide for what is set out by the Senator in the proposed amendment. My understanding is that the post-enactment scrutiny process requires a report on the functioning of recently enacted Bills to be laid in the parliamentary library for 12 months after their enactment. Under the built and archaeological heritage climate change sectoral adaptation plan, written reports are to be presented to the national adaptation steering committee for monitoring the progress of the national adaptation framework. We are one of the first countries in Europe to have developed climate change sector adaptation plans and fantastic work is going on across the sector, led by the NMS. For these reasons, I am not in a position to accept the additional reporting requirements as proposed in this amendment although I do recognise and see the value in the sentiment behind them. If there are other specific matters in the NDP not covered in the reports I have mentioned, I would be happy to engage with the Senator further to ensure additional information can be provided where necessary.