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- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 31a:In page 5, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(8) Where an area ceases to be designated as a natural heritage area under subsection (3)(b)(ii), any turf subsequently extracted may not be sold.”.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 33:In page 5, line 24, to delete “includes” and substitute “does not include”.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: This amendment deals specifically with the issue of special areas of conservation, rather than natural heritage areas, given special areas of conservation are explicitly mentioned in the Bill. The Bill states: "...includes a candidate special area of conservation or a special area of conservation, within the ... European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations". I have a...
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I ask the Minister of State to answer my question. Is it the case that special areas of conservation bogs may be used as comparators to justify the de-designation of a natural heritage area?
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I wish to indicate that the Minister of State has not answered the question and that the matter may need to be addressed by way of amendment in the Dáil.
- 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”.