Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)
2:05 pm
Caít Keane (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I apologise for not being present to hear the presentation. When one considers the National Parks and Wildlife Service, it is automatic for one to think of wildlife on land. We are dealing with wildlife in the sea. Is there a separate unit in the NPWS to deal with wildlife in the sea? Does its wildlife unit deal only with wildlife on land? Is its wildlife unit divided into separate units? Does it include one for the marine sector? When drawing up the Bill would the service advise that a matter has not been examined in the marine sector? Does it advise in cases where licenses are granted that it must be ensured X does not take place? Does it give priority to scarce habitats or ones that are nearly extinct?
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