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Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I welcome the Minister of State. This an important debate and we had a good discussion on Second Stage also. The amendments I have tabled are entirely in the spirit of the last debate. We can see the role of trees in its full context, including the environment and climate change. We may all be tree-huggers by the time we emerge from this debate. I hope so. An area of 0.1 hectares is 100...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:" "woodland" means land under trees under 0.1 hectare with a tree crown cover of more than 20 per cent of the total area, or the potential to achieve this cover at maturity.".I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome the news about Tree Day. It is also the centenary of Avondale, which I think...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(k) undertake the protection of woodlands on areas less than 0.1 hectares.”.The section to which we are referring to here relates to the specific functions of the Minister. With this amendment, I seek to add that the Minister, in addition to all his other duties - which go right through the...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Minister for his reply. We are substantially at one on this and I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 10: In page 11, line 1, after "Minister" to insert "in consultation with the appropriate Oireachtas committee".This amendment was tabled before recent controversies developed. It may be covered by what the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, recently set out. My experience on the transport committee where we chose a chairman for Dublin Bus in...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: The amendment proposes that the Minister would appoint the members of a committee in consultation with the appropriate Oireachtas committee. I await the Minister of State's reply as to whether the amendment is accepted or we go with Deputy Howlin. It is offered in the spirit that the Oireachtas should not get into the kind of trouble that happened recently. I have no indication that the...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Minister for his reply.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:"(iv) an assessment of the visual impact of woodlands; (v) an assessment of the noise abatement impact of woodlands;".The role of the Minister in safeguarding the environment could nearly be an entire Statute Book in itself, because there are so many duties imposed on him or her. On the visual impact of...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: No. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. This is a comprehensive area and the Minister of State has included it.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 14: In page 13, line 7, to delete “6 months” and substitute “1 month”.This amendment deals with the case of a forest being destroyed or removed, which is a very serious matter. We are all agreed in this House that if a forest is removed by any means, including fire or natural causes, the owners should notify the Minister in writing of the...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: The Minister of State is a kindlier man than me, but I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 16: In page 15, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“(b) deer;”.This section provides that where the Minister is satisfied that trees in a forest are being or are likely to be damaged by vermin, the owner of the land concerned may be served with a notice stating the trees are likely to be damaged by vermin and directing that the vermin be...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: Section 17(4) allows for the Minister, when granting a felling licence, to require the replanting of trees at such places and of such species. There is no environmental compensation if a very large tree is knocked down only to be replaced by a little sapling. It would be 25 years before the replacement matures. My amendments seek to ensure felled trees are replaced by suitable sized and...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I will not press the amendments. I thank the Minister of State for his due consideration of them and his sympathy towards the sentiments expressed. It is to be commended.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 23: In page 18, to delete lines 17 to 19.Section 19, as per the explanatory memorandum, enables the Minister to issue an order prohibiting the felling or removing of trees, including exempted trees, and makes it an offence not to comply with the order. There is a list from sections 19(1)(a)to 19(1)(o) of exempted trees.Section 19(1)(a)indicates that a tree in an urban...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 29: In page 21, line 11, to delete “or modified”.This deals with preservation orders. The Bill allows preservation orders to be modified. I believe preservation orders are preservation orders and should be complied with.

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 32:In page 27, line 9, to delete “may” and substitute “shall in respect of paragraph (a), and may in respect of paragraphs (b) and (c)”.This deals with replanting orders. Category (a) relates to trees that have been felled or otherwise removed without a licence - a fairly serious offence and an affront to the Minister and his Department. It...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I would be less kindly towards a person who knocked down a forest without a licence, but I appreciate the Minister of State's point. We did in fact discuss the one-year limit, and I accept the Minister of State's statement about different forest practices and so on. I will not press either of those amendments, but I would be harder on somebody who knocked down a forest and was allowed off...

Seanad: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2014)

Sean Barrett: I move amendment No. 35:In page 31, line 31, after “matters” to insert “including the development of third and fourth level education in forestry”.This section of the Bill states:When making regulations under subsection (2)the Minister shall have regard to the following: (...)(f) promoting education and training in forestry and related matters".The College of...