This morning, I attended the opening of the Dublin Climate Summit 2022 in UCD’s O’Reilly Hall. The Taoiseach was the first guest speaker to make a speech. He had a question-and-answer session with the organisers directly afterwards, which has already been covered by the national media this morning. The Taoiseach pointed out that the climate change challenges are very stark. We need a debate and an update on this. We do lots of talking about it, put in carbon budgets and so on but yet, how do we implement all these …

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The Minister of State and I were the chair and the vice chair of the HSE's regional health forum for Dublin - mid-Leinster a long time ago and worked well together. A lot of people in this Chamber have come from a local government background and are very familiar with how local authorities work, both what does and does not work well. If we want to be honest about it, even in the past ten years we can see that when Irish Water was created, it took responsibilities away from local authorities. It must be said that th…

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I thank the Minister of State for his engagement on the Bill. We had a good debate on Second Stage. Based on the number of people who spoke then, it is clear that they are very happy with the Bill. The facts that no amendments have been tabled and that not too many Opposition Senators are present suggest that the Bill has the unanimous support of the House.

I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed measure: Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union vis-à-vis the United Kingdom …

Amendment No. 73 has been ruled out of order due to a potential on the Revenue.

Amendments Nos. 75 to 81, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 79 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 78. Amendments Nos. 75 to 81, inclusive, may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendments Nos. 82 and 83 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Does the Senator wish to speak on the amendment?

Does anyone else wish to speak on amendment No. 82?

Amendments Nos. 82 and 83 can be discussed together. We have agreed that. We cannot move amendment No. 83 until we have disposed of or dealt with amendment No. 82. We cannot move amendment No. 83 yet.

Senators can speak to amendments Nos. 82 and 83, we have agreed that, but amendment No. 83 cannot yet be moved until we have dealt with amendment No. 82.

Senator Warfield has moved amendment No. 82. Whomever wants to speak on amendments Nos. 82 and 83 together can now do so. Does Senator Sherlock wish to speak now?

Amendments Nos. 82 and 83 are being discussed together.

Yes. You can discuss either or both amendments Nos. 82 and 83.

Does Senator Higgins wish to come back in?

Do any other Senators want to come in on amendments Nos. 82 and 83 before I bring the Minister in? No.