Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Ó Broin hopes to be back shortly as well. There is a lot more that we need to get through here. As far as I can tell, the Bill does not mention anything around areas of strict protection or the importance of carbon-rich habitats, although head 13 talks about facilitating climate adaptation. It does not mention acoustic monitoring networks and the importance of those. While there has been a lot of talk about MPA networks, including in the Department's opening statement to this committee, the Bill does not provide for such networks. Am I right on that and do those areas need to be mentioned explicitly in the Bill? Is it okay that they could be provided for possibly down the road through policy in the statement? Are there views on that?