Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Niall Goodwin:

I am happy for colleagues to come in on this point as well. Of course there are going to be areas that are totally unsuitable, for example, particularly sensitive marine areas with particular species or different parts of the ecosystem that need to be left untouched. In terms of giving an example of what that might be, I would say that these would need to be defined based on very clear and detailed information and the best available science. This goes back to the point about the need to get as much data as possible and as full an understanding of the area as possible. That means funding the data collection, surveying and research necessary. That is something in which the State can play an important role by making sure that is done.

I agree with a lot of what was said a second ago-----

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