Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that Deputy Ó Cuív has consistently raised this issue. The Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 proposes to amend the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. On completion, it would give legal effect to the proposed reconfiguration of the raised bog natural heritage area network arising from the 2014 review of the network as well as providing for reviews of blanket bog habitats, among other matters. I am pleased to say that Cabinet approved, on 30 May 2023, the restoration of the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill to the Dáil Order Paper and a motion is now being prepared and will be brought to the Dáil very shortly to execute this. Once it is back on-----

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