Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion
Seanad Éireann — 2021-07-16
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John McGahon (FG), Cultural and Educational Panel

I will be brief in order to let other Senators come in after me. It is amazing to look at the trajectory of climate action politics over the last ten or 20 years. Ten to 20 years ago, this type of stuff was on the fringe of political debate and it is now mainstream. This is exactly why politicians of all political parties campaign, namely, to get into government, to introduce the ideas they campaign on and to have landmark, lasting legislation that will stand the test of time. I have no doubt this is landmark legislation. The most important thing about it, and I have no doubt about this, is that in 20 or 30 years, when we look at legislation that has been passed by the Oireachtas in those years, this will be right up there with the top legislation that has been passed.
We have now become so ambitious, we are a world leader when it comes to climate action and I think the Government will be absolutely commended on that.

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Sitting date: 2021-07-16