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Waste Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputies Brendan Howlin and Eamon Ryan for bringing forward the Bill. I note that it is current Young Fine Gael policy to introduce a small refundable levy, similar to the one proposed in the legislation. I am delighted to address the House on this important matter. I understand the importance of dealing with the problem of plastic wastes. It is horrific to think that between 5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fishing Licences (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources. IFI manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own genetically unique stock of salmon. IFI is supported in its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 to 602, inclusive, together. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the state agency responsible for the protection, management and conservation of Ireland's inland fisheries and sea angling resources.  IFI manages salmon stocks on an individual river basis as each of Ireland’s 147 salmon rivers (including river sections and estuaries) has its own...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616, 617, 620 and 621 together. Following the advice of the Standing Scientific Committee for Salmon and the recommendation of management in IFI, the rivers in the South East can be divided into three distinct categories. The first category is rivers that are open with a surplus of salmon that can be harvested. There are no salmon Rivers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) staff inspects the area in question on a regular basis as part of fishery protection patrols on the River Slaney. The area is also inspected by environmental staff to gauge the level of fish that can, at times, enter past the grating into the tailrace of a private hydroelectric scheme. IFI Staff have conducted, with the assistance of the owner of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: Staff of Inland Fisheries Ireland and others published a paper in 2015 in the Fisheries Research journal on a study that looked at the survival of wild Atlantic salmon after catch and release in three rivers in Ireland. The study necessitated the capture and tagging of 76 fish over the course of the programme, and from the subsequent recapture it was evident that 98% of the salmon caught by...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank Deputy James Lawless for his amendment. He raised the issue on Second and Committee Stages. Under existing minerals legislation, State mining leases require the lessee to work minerals fully under the lease terms. It should be said the modern mines at Navan, Lisheen and Galmoy are better equipped to extract the full mineral potential of the mine material than older mine sites....

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 25:In page 112, to delete lines 19 to 27 and substitute the following:"Amendment of Continental Shelf Act 1968 244.The Continental Shelf Act 1968 is amended—(a) by substituting the following for section 4:"Application of Minerals Development Acts 1979 and 2017 and Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Acts 1960 and 1995 4.(1) The Minerals Development Acts 1979...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank the officials from the Department. I also thank the members of the Oireachtas committee and its Chairman, Deputy Hildegarde Naughton, for their work on Committee Stage. I thank Deputies James Lawless and Brian Stanley, in particular, who have sat through all Stages of the Bill. I also thank all those involved on Second and Committee Stages. The Second Stage debate provided a...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue and understand his concern where there are major industries and damage to infrastructure. With regard to the damage caused by access and other mining activities, the relevant local authority has the key role. Mining operations are subject to planning permissions and the local authority engages with the company concerned on such issues. Planning...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 21:In page 98, lines 6 and 7, to delete “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014” and substitute “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016”.

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 22:In page 98, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(2) For the purposes of determining whether an activity may have a significant effect on the environment the Minister shall have regard to the following:(a) the characteristics of the proposed activity, in particular—(i) the nature and duration of the activity, (ii) the resource requirements, in...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 23:In page 99, line 16, to delete “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014” and substitute “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016”.

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 14:In page 51, line 35, to delete “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014” and substitute “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016”.

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 15:In page 67, line 29, to delete “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2014” and substitute “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2016”.

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. In 2006, following incidents at active mine sites in Spain and Romania, the European Union introduced Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries. Article 20 of the directive requires member states to produce an inventory of closed mine waste facilities. The directive was transposed into Irish law by SI 566/2009,...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 17:In page 75, to delete lines 33 to 41, and in page 76, to delete lines 1 to 3. Sections 137 to 139, inclusive, of the Bill address obligations under the Aarhus Convention which has been ratified by Ireland in respect of aspects of rehabilitation plans. Where any activity is permitted that may have a significant effect on the environment, the public has a right to...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: In essence, rehabilitation requires planning; therefore, the Aarhus Convention applies automatically. Section 137 is being removed on the advice of the Attorney General following the insertion of the new section which is comprehensive in dealing with rehabilitation plans.

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 18:In page 76, to delete lines 4 to 40, and in page 77, to delete lines 1 to 38 and substitute the following: “Public participation in preparation and revision of rehabilitation plan 138. (1) Where the rehabilitation authority proposes to prepare or, as the case may be, revise a rehabilitation plan it shall give public notice in accordance with this section and...

Minerals Development Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (6 Jul 2017)

Seán Kyne: I move amendment No. 19:In page 78, to delete lines 1 to 13 and substitute the following: “Outcome of public participation on rehabilitation plan 139. (1) Where public participation has taken place in accordance with section 137* the rehabilitation authority shall—(a) take due account of the outcome of the public participation in its preparation or, as the case may be,...