Róisín Garvey (Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for attending. We spoke about this amendment previously and he has done a great deal of work on the matter, for which I thank him. Our amendment is an important one, but I will not need to press it if we can get clarity on Report Stage.This is very serious. It is very important. I have seen who will be on the board and they are all very good people but one cannot be an expert on everything. We need representation from a statutory body, if not the Climate Change Advisory Council, perhaps the EPA or somebody. TII is great but they are roads people. That is different from having an understanding of climate and future-proofing Limerick as a city and county. There must be somebody else there with expertise other than the people who have been named and we owe that to the future of Limerick and to proper planning, design and the use of space. The people who have been suggested to be on the board now are all brilliant in their own ways but this is not their expertise We need somebody who has the expertise on the board. I am committed to this and very serious about it. We want this and nothing short of a clear commitment in writing on Report Stage will be accepted.