Climate action Bill publication
Deputies seek an update on the delayed climate action and low-carbon development Bill. The Minister says it is advanced but may not be published until the next session, amid light-hearted exchanges about his political future.
This is the last Order of Business prior to the approaching regime change in the Labour Party and I wish the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, well, although judging from the bite in his responses this morning, he is doing a Luis Suárez on it. I do not know if the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, has given him a 30 match ban but we wish him well.
The Minister might update us on the progress of the climate action and low-carbon development Bill given that the sponsoring Minister is planning to jump in a lifeboat destined for Brussels.
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The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, is in wind-down mode.
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I would not like to see him winding up.
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I am a Liverpool supporter and I apologise if I bit anyone this morning. The climate action and low-carbon development Bill is at an advanced stage of preparation. Only recently, that advanced stage was discussed by my Department and the Department of the Minister, Deputy Hogan, because of the obvious synergies.