Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 26 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion

Mr. Richard Cronin:

I will try to cover the rest of the issues. The Deputy mentioned head 4 and the point about achieving 10% "as soon as practicable". That is text that comes from the programme for government and is just to hold it there. The commitment to achieve 10% comes from the Convention on Biological Diversity. Ireland has missed that target and it is currently at 8.2% coverage, but it is hoped that it will be achieved this year. On the 30% target, the Deputy had a question about the implication if we-----

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