I move amendment No. 25: In page 16, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(ii) reflect the principles of just transition and climate justice,”.

I move amendment No. 28: In page 16, line 22, to delete “6 years” and substitute “3 years”.

I move amendment No. 29: In page 16, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(ii) the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action,”.

I move amendment No. 36: In page 18, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister may make regulations to exclude an environmental levy charge on customers for certain single-use items where those items are required by that person due to disability.”.

I move amendment No. 46: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) electronic devices constructed with absolute obsolescence built in;”. Amendment No. 46 seeks to add a new type of items which the Minister may by regulation prohibit a supply of in the State. This amendment seeks to give the Minister the power to ban the supply of electronic items with absolute obsolescence built in. I will speak to amendment No. 48 as well, as that amendment seeks to give the Minister the power to ban the s…

I move amendment No. 47: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) products which require precious metals or rare earth minerals to complete;”.

I move amendment No. 48: In page 22, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(e) electronic devices constructed with relative obsolescence built in;”.

I move amendment No. 51: In page 22, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(3) In making regulations under this section, the Minister shall have regard to the methods of disposal of single-use items outside the State and the effects upon local communities where waste arising from the disposal of such items is processed or delivered to.”.

I move amendment No. 53: In page 22, after line 37, to insert the following: “(8) In this section— “absolute obsolescence” refers to a product or item which is constructed with a`planned finite lifespan so it will not function mechanically after a certain period of time; “relative obsolescence” refers to a product or item which is constructed to remain functional after a certain period of time but is obsolete due to— (a) a desire for a new item due to psychological, aesthetical, or cosmetic reasons, (b) a new produ…

Amendment No. 46 seeks to add types of items that the Minister may, by regulation, prohibit the supply of in the State. I refer to a matter that was not mentioned in the previous section, that is, a ban on virgin plastics. I want to get that on the record for the next session. Amendment No. 46 seeks to give the Minister the power to ban the supply of electronic items with absolute obsolescence built in, while amendment No. 48 seeks to give him the power to ban the supply of electronic items with relative obsolescen…

I thought the Acting Chairperson was asking me to report progress. Amendment No. 53 seeks to add a definition to clarify my amendments.

According to the European Environmental Agency, absolute obsolescence happens when a product no longer functions for objective reasons because of a mechanical failure or incompatibility of software.

I am in agreement with Senator Kyne that there is a significant amount of amendments that could, in fact, form legislation in and of themselves. Many of the amendments have been submitted without any real consultation or scrutiny. I suppose there is a concern in that regard. It is not the Minister of State's fault but we have only received the groupings of these amendments in the last 15 minutes before coming into the Chamber. With such a large volume of amendments to try and sort to make sure the session is as eff…

I thank the Acting Chairperson. Amendment No. 1 states, "The Commission may, by order, prescribe such period as it considers appropriate to be an election campaign ...". The question needs to be asked as to whether there should be a statutory period prescribed in law for the length of time which will constitute an electoral period. In addition, how will this impact on the ability of third parties to run advertisements during election periods which are political but are not associated with a referendum or an electio…

I thank the Minister of State. With regard to the consultation, he stated the intention in respect of the amendments and so on was published in March but the information we received is that, by all accounts, there was no consultation. What form did that consultation take? Was the material just published? What actual engagement took place in terms of consultation? I refer to two points I made early in my contribution. I know a lot of information came after that. I refer to amendment No. 1 in particular and a statuto…

There was no engagement in respect of amendment No. 4. Amendment No. 1-----

Sorry, amendment No. 7. One of them. My apologies for interrupting. In the context of amendment No. 1, I do not think that came from pre-legislative scrutiny. I may be corrected on that.

Yes.

Yes.

How does the amendment affect people or third parties that run political advertisements that are not related to the electoral period?