Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I want to clarify some points to alleviate concerns. I thank Deputy Sean Sherlock for bringing forward the Bill. I hope it is our Department's remit because I spent time in the Seanad dealing with Senator Grace O'Sullivan's Bill. If it is not my Department, then we are all wasting our time. I am fairly confident it is within our remit. I want to clarify that marine environmental policy rests in our Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. I am conscious that the name of the Department has changed over the years.

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