I move amendment No. 50: In page 11, line 21, to delete “, in so far as is practicable,”. I am going to withdraw this to bring it back on Report Stage because I am hoping it will pass then.

I move amendment No. 51: In page 11, line 22, after “maximise” to insert “environmentally and socially sustainable, quality”.

I move amendment No. 52: In page 11, line 22, after “maximise” to insert “environmentally and socially sustainable”. I am going to withdraw this to bring it back on Report Stage.

I move amendment No. 53: In page 11, line 23, after “support” to insert “and engage with”. I am going to withdraw this and seek engagement on it between now and Report Stage.

I move amendment No. 55: In page 11, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(iii) develop and maintain social consensus through engagement with workers, trade unions, communities, non-governmental organisations, representative of the interests of business and industry and such other persons as the Minister considers appropriate;”.

I move amendment No. 56: In page 11, line 28, after “economic” to insert “, environmental,”.

I move amendment No. 57: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”. This amendment concerns the United Nations sustainable development goals, SDGs. It is yet another reminder of the importance of reflecting and incorporating those goals in this Bill. We must show that we are serious when we talk about a different model of development and that we are not simply trying to tag a climate target in alongside a model of development that directly …

I move amendment No. 58: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the Aarhus Convention.”.

I move amendment No. 59: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) emissions of greenhouse gases into the Earth’s atmosphere attributable to the consumption of products or utilisation of services in the State.”.

I move amendment No. 60: In page 11, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(s) the amount of emissions produced by registered companies within the State and accountability mechanisms in respect of such emissions.”.

I move amendment No. 61: In page 12, line 10, after “Government” to insert “and the Government of Ireland”. In a recent High Court case, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications successfully argued that the Government is not bound by section 15 of the 2015 Act we are amending with this legislation. The argument the Department successfully made was that because section 15 only referred to a Minister of the Government but did not refer directly to the Government as a whole, according to Mr. Justi…

For clarification, it comes after "Minister of Government" or "Government of Ireland". It is not changing "Government" to "Government of Ireland". Rather, it is adding "Government of Ireland" after "a Minister of the Government".

Section 3(3) states that the Minister and Government shall carry out their respective functions in a manner that is consistent with the UNFCCC, mitigation or adaptation commitments entered into under the European Union and Articles 2 and 4.1 of the Paris Agreement. It does not state that the Government is required to do what was at issue in the High Court case. Section 15 states that a relevant body shall have regard to the most recently approved adaptation mitigation plan and so on. It does not speak to those spec…

I will withdraw the amendment because I would like to support the amendment moved by Senator Bacik. I may bring it back on Report Stage. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

I move amendment No. 62: In page 12, line 10, to delete “, in so far as practicable,”. I will bring the amendment back on Report Stage.

I move amendment No. 63: In page 12, line 11, to delete “his or her” and substitute “their”. These are consequential amendments related to the other amendments. It would simply correct the grammar if the change was to be made.

I may reintroduce amendments Nos. 63 and 87. I will do so in combination with the other amendments.

I move amendment No. 64: In page 12, line 28, after “Government” to insert “of Ireland”.

I am moved to strongly disagree with the Minister of State. In fact, I believe the Minister of State has made the case for these changes to be necessary. We are talking about Ministers retiring as if we are chasing. I am reminded of when people are talking about mother and baby homes. They say the nuns are all gone and ask who we are chasing after. The point is not whether Ministers have come and gone and have retired or were in government. Many of the colleagues of the Minister of State were in government during t…

I move amendment No. 69: In page 14, line 5, after “Council” to insert “and approved by the Government”. This amendment builds on the previous point I made. I will not rehash the points I made on foot of amendment No. 60. I will deal with them when we reach amendment No. 70, which addresses the question of who should be properly doing things and what the targets should be. Amendment No. 69 deals simply with the question of who is accountable. Fundamentally, the programme for Government commitment to ensure we have …