Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

1:25 pm

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Coastwatch Europe has a sympathetic ear on that matter. Mr. Crosbie should send us the amendments. Similarly, I worry about the forestry Bill where there is a lot of discretion because things are not specifically tied down.

Apart from the general problem of a lack of democratic accountability because people are not operating under rules, is Mr. Crosbie also saying that a real problem is emerging cornering the displacement of native oysters?