Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I can see why Senator Higgins would not lose any opportunity to promote the sustainable development goals. I fully commend her on doing so. She continues to highlight them at every opportunity. Ireland has signed up to the sustainable development goals. As for the local authorities, the preamble to my local authority's county development plan refers to its significance and the authority's commitment to it. I would be surprised if any county or city development plan does not include acknowledgement and recognition in its preamble that it fully subscribes to and supports.

In the generality, I fully agree with the Minister of State on Limerick. It goes for whatever local authority one is talking about. It is already done. It is catered for, but I commend Senator Higgins for, yet again, raising this important issue. It is an all-of-government approach, be it national, international, European or, more importantly, local. Ultimately, it is all about subsidiarity. It is about responsibilities and people's actions in relation to the sustainable development goals.

I commend Senator Higgins for highlighting this, but I do not see why there would be any issue. There is no issue about it.