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Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 66a:In page 25, line 26, after “provisions” to insert “(for which contravention an offence is not provided elsewhere in this Act)”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 66b:In page 27, line 32, to delete “the addition of, or deletion from, a paragraph from” and substitute “the addition of a paragraph to, or the deletion of a paragraph from,”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 68a:In page 30, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(7) The Minister may make regulations with respect to the making of grants in relation to an activity specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 5(1).”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 71:In page 31, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:“(2) Section 39 of the Wildlife Act 1976 is amended by substituting for subsection (6) the following:“(6) In this section ‘wood’ includes a forest within the meaning of section 2 of the Forestry Act 2014.”.”.This is a technical change the purpose of which is to clarify...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 71a:In page 31, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“Compensation for refusal of felling licence, etc 32. (1) The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, make regulations providing for the payment by the Minister of compensation to a person in a case where an application by the person for a licence—(a) to...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 72:In page 31, to delete lines 19 to 23.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: That is it.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 50a:In page 17, line 11, to delete “and” and substitute the following:“(c) provide for the publication of decisions made in respect of licence applications, and”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 52a:In page 17, line 20, to delete “by notice in writing served on the applicant for the licence” and substitute the following:“by notice in writing that is served on the applicant for the licence no later than 7 days before the expiry of the period so referred to”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 52b:In page 17, line 22, after “date” to insert the following:“, being a date, unless an environmental impact assessment or other type of assessment or significant further information is required, that is no later than 3 months from the date of the service of the notice,”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 54a:In page 18, line 18, after “road” to insert the following:“and, in the opinion of the owner, is dangerous to persons using the public road on account of its age or condition”.On amendment No. 54, the purpose of exempting trees within 10 m of a public road is for reasons of public safety. This is particularly important when trees become...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: With regard to amendments Nos. 44 and 47, forest management objectives of owners are catered for in the felling licence application process. I must stress that it will be the forest owner in the first instance who will specify the type of tree felling that will be proposed. It is he or she who will propose the replanting species in the first instance. If a forest is being felled it is the...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: The forest owner makes the proposal and it is up to the Department to respond.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I understand what the Deputy is saying. During our discussions on the Bill, I looked at the council planning permission model. We discussed it at length with the stakeholders and the best we could do is bring it to where it is now. To allow the forestry service to deal with this and to give it time to carry out consultation, it needs a considerable period of time. We included a provision...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: Deputy McNamara spoke at length about his concerns that the restriction on the payment of compensation within the Bill will severely limit the instances where payments of compensation will be made. While it is true that the instances will be limited, the provision must be viewed in the context of ensuring the common good is served at all times. The circumstances in which compensation will...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: My amendment presented on Report Stage was drafted, reviewed and approved by the Office of the Attorney General, having regard to the examination of existing judgments of the Supreme Court. A recent High Court judgment in McGrath Limestone Works Limited v.An Bord Pleanála, a copy of which I can make available to the Deputy, serves to uphold the approach adopted in the Bill. In the...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 41b:In page 14, line 11, after “ “owner” ” to insert “, in relation to land,”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 41c:In page 14, line 12, to delete “concerned”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 41d:In page 15, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(6) On proof by the owner of the land concerned that the steps taken in relation to that land by a person authorised under subsection (2) needlessly resulted in damage or loss of a significant character to that owner in respect of that land, the person so authorised shall be liable to pay compensation...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Tom Hayes: I move amendment No. 41e:In page 15, line 7, after “ “owner” ” to insert “, in relation to land,”.