Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

For personal reasons I had to be there. Very briefly, because there was a significant discussion of this yesterday, I just want to make a general comment. We had a significant discussion around biodiversity on Committee Stage. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan gave commitments to come back with amendments. He has done that. I give a cautious welcome to the amendments. They are okay but they could have been stronger. Our own amendments to amendments Nos. 220, 232 and 234 in this group are really about trying to strengthen those biodiversity elements. The arguments for that were rehearsed very well on Committee Stage so I am not going to labour the point but I will be pressing those amendments to Government amendments Nos. 220, 232 and 234.

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