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- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 33a:In page 5, line 30, to delete “a comparison made between” and substitute “a consideration of”.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Senator Paul Daly will second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The amendment deals with the fundamental flaw in the Bill and the reason the answer he gave to my previous question is inadequate. He referred to elements in a review. The amendment relates to the main element of the environmental criteria that will be considered in deciding whether to designate or de-designate a bog. The section relating to raised bogs states: "'environmental criteria' in...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is not the issue to which the amendment relates.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I have further amendments on that matter.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: With respect, the response of the Minister of State seemed to relate to an amendment other than amendment No. 33a. This amendment deals specifically with the issue of the comparison with one or more other bogs. It does not address the definition of environmental criteria, although I have tabled further amendments which deal with the definition. This amendment relates to why the Minister of...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, the comparison between-----
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: No.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a point of order. It is a question of-----
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is. The Minister of State has-----
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The amendment states: "In page 5, line 30, to delete 'a comparison made between' and substitute 'a consideration of'."
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, but the amendment refers to a comparison-----
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister of State did not address the issue of comparison versus consideration.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 34: In page 5, line 31, after "function" to insert ", having regard to matters referred to in section 16(6)".
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 35:In page 5, line 31, after “function” to insert “, role in carbon sequestration, biodiversity and pollination”.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: As carbon sequestration and pollination have been addressed at another point in the process and the issue of biodiversity is covered in a new section in the Bill introduced by the Minister, I am not pressing the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 35a:In page 5, line 31, after “features” to insert “, having regard to matters referred to in section 16(6),”.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 36:In page 5, to delete lines 34 to 38.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I should not have agreed to the amendments being grouped. Amendment No. 36 is a straightforward proposal to delete the inclusion of blanket bog. This is possibly the last place in the Bill where we can constructively remove blanket bogs. The Bill was originally designed to deal with raised bogs, as we have discussed previously. I am seeking to ensure that with the small number of natural...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am glad the Minister of State is looking to engage but it is a very troubling formulation at present. There are many local communities which are very keen to protect their natural heritage areas. I have spoken to people in areas from Clare Island to Carna and elsewhere who really care about the natural heritage areas.