Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have only one question on the amendments. I might be on the wrong group. I understand that in one of the amendments, the Minister of State has included blanket bogs as well as raised bogs. This mechanism, convoluted and all as it is - there is a lot of process to be gone through before anything comes out of a natural heritage area, NHA - could be applied to a blanket bog in an appropriate case if the right scenario arose. That is the material change wrought by the Bill. I understand all the other amendments are technical and relate to names and bits and pieces that do not materially affect the Bill. Perhaps the Minister of State would confirm that. If I am speaking to the wrong group of amendments, I waive my right to speak on any of the others.

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