Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-08
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

I support this amendment in the name of Deputy Whitmore. I was here for the debate on Second Stage last evening and this proposed amendment was referred to. It is to remove the text "to the extent that it considers practicable, taking particular account of the said exceptional circumstances and urgent and compelling necessity”. There is concern in this regard. We have the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act, but we do not have it that long. That terminology, though, provides too much scope and room for the Minister or a Minister to move away from the provisions of the Act. I therefore support this amendment.

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