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

I really appreciate this and think it is very good practice for Ministers at committees. Some are better than others. I think Deputy Heather Humphreys was Minister at the time. The current Minister, Deputy Madigan and the Minister of State are now accepting this change. As the Minister of State knows, there are some parts of controversial blanket bogs that people would argue should not be in on scientific grounds. It is good that there is now a mechanism in place whereby these can be looked at and I really welcome it. It looks like a very small change but it is considerable in terms of having a process in place. I hope the Minister of State will convey my thanks to the Minister for changing that.

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