Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will discuss the nature restoration law, which is the 30%. It is important that the committee does discuss it. The witnesses might have seen how at the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, people had to withdraw statements. Not wanting to give the witnesses more work around consultation but it would probably be useful for groups to make submissions to the committee regarding nature restoration laws because, again, it is an area where there is a lot of scaremongering and non-factual information is being put in the ether and there are vested interests. Many people are as interested in the biodiversity crisis as they are in the climate crisis. They see it. We see the loss of nature all around us. Every one of us can see the changes so it is really important that we hear everybody's voice when it comes to the idea of nature restoration law and that it is not just the impact it will have on certain farms. This is about our communities and a crisis about which we should all be concerned. It is on our agenda and it would be useful if the witnesses could let people with a particular interest in it know that submissions to the committee would be very welcome. I am sure the Chairman would agree.