Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

Might I ask about the foreshore legislation on the Government list to change functions and amend the Acts, 1933 to 2005? I believe there is also to be related legislation on port development, in so far as a number of ports have submitted plans that involve reclamation. Will legislation be introduced in this session or during this year, and in the meantime will foreshore application licences be granted under existing legislation, or are port development authorities expected to wait until the new legislation is in place? This is a very practical question.

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