Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 4 July 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement
Brexit, the Good Friday-Belfast Agreement and the Environment: Discussion
Mr. Chris Hazzard:
I absolutely agree. On a point of information, I am not sure in which part of the report it is stated there is no environmental agency in the North, but there is one. The problem is that, unfortunately, it is not independent. There is one particular party in the North that is very pro-business and pro-farmer and it does not want regulation when it comes to protecting the environment. I agree that having a strong independent environmental agency would provide a much better landscape. That is a matter not just for consideration today but also in the next few months and the time ahead.
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