Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a copy of all recommendations, briefing notes and supporting documents including legal advices, external and/or internal, provided to him by his Department in relation to the extension for eight months, to 31 December 2023 of the 2020-2023 general State-wide wild birds derogation declarations signed by him on 28 April 2023 (details supplied), with copies of all associated legally compliant regulations. [27277/23]

Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that new regulations (details supplied) were not ready for the 2023-2024 declarations that were due on 1 May 2023; and the reason it has apparently been necessary for him to continue to sign advisedly legally non-compliant regulations, which have a specific role in protection of public health and safety, for a number of years now. [27278/23]

Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if new regulations pertaining to the protection of wild birds and derogations therefrom, specifically in the interests of public health and safety under the 1979 Birds Directive, are currently being drafted, with engagement with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government; if so, when such new regulations will be published for scrutiny; and when they will be implemented. [27279/23]

Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when and by what means his Department intends to publish the results of its public consultation on the 2023-2024 wild birds derogation declarations. [27280/23]

Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department intends to conduct any consultations, for example, with Dáil Éireann and/or with the general public, in respect of new draft regulations for wild birds derogation declarations; and if so, if a date has been scheduled for this. [27281/23]