Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage

2:05 pm

Photo of Andrew DoyleAndrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Yes. The Bill, as amended before it becomes an Act, if it becomes an Act, may have a different impact on the sector, as the Deputy outlined, which is probably the difference between the Bill that was presented on Second Stage and the Bill, as amended, on Committee and Report Stages. There may be a difference and I would ask that Deputy McNamara hold fire on that. That is not to do with the general principle of regulatory impact assessment.

If members are willing, let us move on and go through the Bill. We will take it section by section.