Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 6, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 16A into Principal Act

9.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 16:

“Report on code of conduct to protect the public interest from fossil fuel lobbying

16A.(1) Having regard to the success of the United Nations World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the potential benefits of developing a code of conduct for fossil fuel lobbyists.

(2) The report may consider the following:

(a) limiting interactions between designated public officials and fossil fuel lobbyists only where strictly necessary to enable designated public officials to effectively regulate the industry and accelerate the transition to a fossil free economy;

(b) where interactions do occur, they should be requested by a designated public official, be held in a place that is open to the public, with public notice given in advance, and with detailed minutes published online;

(c) fossil fuel lobbyists should be excluded from participation in public institutions’ experts and advisory bodies (including fossil fuel lobbyists who are acting in personal capacity);

(d) designated public officials should be excluded from participation in fossil fuel undertakings’ experts and advisory bodies (including designated public officials who are in personal capacity);

(e) designated public officials should not appear at events, debates or activities, sponsored or organised by fossil fuel undertakings;

(f) fossil fuel lobbyists should be prohibited from organising events, exhibitions or other activities on government premises, including in the Houses of the Oireachtas complex;

(g) designated public officials should be prohibited from inviting fossil fuel lobbyists to events, exhibitions or other activities on government premises, including in the Leinster House complex, which are not otherwise open to the public.”.”.