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

In the previous Dáil, a Wildlife (Amendment) Bill was published and the effect of it was to reconfigure the bog natural heritage areas, NHAs. This Bill first came before the Dáil in 2016 and it was passed by the Dáil in December 2018.

It then went into the Seanad on the same day and was passed by the Seanad on 6 November 2019. The final stage was to come back to the Dáil to debate the Seanad amendments but when the election was called, the Bill lapsed. Most Bills are recommitted in the new Dáil but this Bill has not been recommitted. I note it is now in the list of “Other Legislation”.

First, when will it be published? Second, will the heads be published and will it go to pre-legislative scrutiny before we get a final Bill?

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