Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed)
9:50 am
Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The Minister already has the power to request ecological reports, including environmental impact statements and Natura impact statements, under the EU forest consent regulations and the EU birds and habitats regulations. These regulations also provide for members of the public to make submissions to the Department in respect of applications for ecological reports.
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