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Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 14: In page 4, line 39, after “the” where it secondly occurs to insert “notification of the”.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 5, to delete lines 1 to 6.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 16: In page 5, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following: “(b) The Minister may, having regard to the public interest and fairness of procedures, prescribe a period which is longer than the period specified in paragraph (a), in order to ensure wide access to the appeal mechanism of the Forestry Appeals Committee, and in light of the cumulative effect...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 19: In page 5, to delete lines 7 and 8 and substitute the following: “(e) by the substitution of the following for subsection (6): “(6) The decisions of the Forestry Appeals Committee can be subject to judicial review in the High Court.”.”. This amendment relates to the fact that the forestry appeals committee's decision can be the...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: The Minister of State's response is disappointing. She keeps standing up and saying the amendments are not acceptable and that it is all in the legislation. Double indemnity is always a good thing. That is the Minister of State's decision but this is too important to let go. I will be asking my colleagues not only to vote for this amendment but to call for a full division on it. This is...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 20: In page 5, to delete lines 7 and 8 and substitute the following: “(e) by the substitution of the following for subsection (6): “(6) The decisions of the Forestry Appeals Committee shall be subject to judicial review in the High Court, and such judicial review proceedings will provide for no lesser cost protection than is envisaged for applicants under...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 22: In page 5, line 20, after "Committee." to insert the following: "Any such regulations have to be consistent with providing for fairness of procedures and in providing wide access to the appeal mechanism of the Forestry Appeals Committee.". The Minister of State might like to outline her position on this.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I am fine.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I echo what Senator Boylan said. The whole thing about access to information in environmental matters is critical. As we debate, I cannot stop thinking about what a disadvantage we are at by not having the information about the public consultation. We have been seeking it during the a week but we cannot get it. I do not know how much it has influenced this legislation, but I will know and...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: To clarify to ensure there is no misunderstanding, there are people lobbying and engaged with the Department and officials. I have no problem with lobbyists as they are covered under lobbying legislation. I looked at the register provided for in the legislation and I am fully aware of what lobbying took place with officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I know the...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Then we can take our initiative and contact those politicians and others who also made submissions.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Some people mentioned me by name. One of the great things is there is a stenographer here and all this is recorded. We can all look at this in the calmness of tomorrow morning. I want to put the record straight. I am not that much of an eejit now. I made the point that lobbying is legitimate and a professional job. There is a lobbyist register. I said it is open for anyone to see....

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry, do I need to say it again?

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Absolutely not.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I am making the point.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: Anyone can look at the register and I will look at it again. I have printed it in my office and I will circulate it if that helps to enlighten people.

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 34: In page 5, after line 40, to insert the following: “(7) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing subsections, an appellant or party to an appeal or observer shall be allowed to furnish additional information to an appeal where the provision of that information has been compromised by delays in the processing of requests made under Directive 2003/4/EC of...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 35: In page 5, after line 40, to insert the following: “(7) The Minister shall make regulations to provide for the notification of appeals made to the Forestry Appeals Committee and to allow for the input from observers to any such appeal, in order to maintain consistency with the standard of appeal available in other sectors such as planning and aquaculture in...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 36: In page 6, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(10) The Minister shall make regulations in respect of the obligation in decision-making of the Forestry Appeals Committee in determining appeals, in respect of environmental obligations arising under Directives of the European Union, including, but not limited to: (a) Directive 2011/92/EU of...

Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)

Victor Boyhan: I note the Minister of State's response to the amendments. In the interests of being helpful because I am conscious there will another day here for the Minister of State, I will proceed with amendment No. 36, if that is agreeable to the House.