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- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----can we guarantee if we are imposing a time limit and such a requirement of 28 days and indeed the provision of all information at that point, that there will be no instances-----
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: No, I have not. I am asking the Minister of State now-----
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----for an explicit assurance on that issue-----
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----of the information on the website but also on the question that if somebody is to lodge an access to environmental information request, that person will get that information in a timely manner-----
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: -----to allow him or her to enact within a 28-day-----
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 33: In page 5, to delete lines 36 to 40.
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The amendment seeks to remove lines that narrow the circumstances under which the forestry appeals committee might reject an appeal. The Minister of State might clarify the position.
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 45: In page 7, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: "(c) When notifying an appellant of a determination, the Forestry Appeals Committee will include a report on how- (i) Ireland’s commitments and targets on climate change and biodiversity, (ii) the Sustainable Development Goals, (iii) relevant EU directives, (iv) the need or otherwise for an...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The reason a large number of the licences are being appealed is concern that the committee has failed to address the issue of properly considering whether environmental impact assessments or other appropriate assessments are required at the licensing stage. I am not going to labour my point about the committee but I really urge the Minister of State to re-examine it before she brings the...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 49: In page 7, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: "(15) When notifying an appellant of a determination, the Forestry Appeals Committee will inform the appellant of their right to challenge the Committee’s decision in the High Court.".
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: As I understand it, we are addressing amendments Nos. 54 to 71, inclusive, together. On amendment No. 54, my main concern does not relate primarily to the idea of the Minister giving policy directives. That may be appropriate and it may allow for an evolving policy so I am not strictly against the Minister giving policy directives. There may be call for it and that is why I supported that...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That is fine. I thank the Senator for clarifying that.
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I apologise to Senator Lombard if I made a wrong suggestion. I was simply saying we do not know where they came from. As we know that 99% of those who made submissions in favour of the Bill did not mention any policy issue, we know that such a suggestion can only have come from 1% of the 81% of those who submitted in favour of the Bill. That is less than 0.81% as a potential source for...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I greatly appreciate that the Minister of State has decided to take the amendment on board as it will replace the language of yield with one of support and reads: "When making a directive ... the Minister shall have regard to the need to support economically and environmentally sustainable forest goods and services in the State." While it does not fully address my concern about non-economic...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 55: In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to delete insert “, having regard to the matter specified in subsection (2),".
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 57: In page 8, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: ““(2) When making a directive under this section, the Minister shall have regard to— (a) the Sustainable Development Goals, (b) the climate change and biodiversity crisis, (c) Ireland's targets in respect of emissions reduction, (d) biodiversity, (e) EU Directive 92/43/EEC,...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 58: In page 8, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: “(2) When making a directive under this section, the Minister shall have regard to— (a) the Sustainable Development Goals, (b) the climate change and biodiversity crisis, (c) Ireland’s targets in respect of emissions reduction, (d) biodiversity, (e) EU directives on birds,...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 59: In page 8, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: “(2) When making a directive under this section, the Minister shall have regard to— (a) the Sustainable Development Goals, (b) the climate change and biodiversity crisis, (c) Ireland’s targets in respect of emissions reduction, (d) biodiversity, (e) the National Pollinator...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 60: In page 8, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: “(2) When making a directive under this section, the Minister shall have regard to— (a) the Sustainable Development Goals and the climate change and biodiversity crisis, (b) the National Pollinator Plan, (c) Just Transition, (d) the promotion of broadleaf planting and continuous...
- Seanad: Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Sep 2020)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 61: In page 8, to delete lines 22 to 24 and substitute the following: “(2) When making a directive under this section, the Minister shall have regard to the need to support economically and environmentally sustainable forest goods and services in the State.”.