Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 23:

In page 5, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:“ ‘favourable conservation status’ means the conservation status of a bog habitat when—

(a) its natural range and the areas it covers within that range are stable or increasing,

(b) the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and

(c) the conservation status of its typical species is favourable;”.

Amendment No. 23 inserts an additional definition in section 18(A)(7) - “favourable conservation status”. This definition is derived from the definition of favourable conservation status in Article 1 of the EU habitats directive and in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011.

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