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Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Amendments Nos. 10 to 14, inclusive, are related and I am happy to accept that grouping.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: As I understand it, amendments Nos. 13 and 14 will fall if amendment No. 11 is successful.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Certainly. I am happy with that.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 4:In page 3, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"(2) Section 16(6) of the Act of 2000 is amended by the insertion of "for its role in carbon sequestration, or in respect of pollination" after "features" where it firstly occurs.". This relates to carbon sequestration. I am hopeful the Minister of State will be able to accept this amendment. I acknowledge...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Would it be possible to accept the amendment and if it needed to be changed that could be done in the Dáil and be brought back here?

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I will understand.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister of State very much for accepting the amendment.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Will the Cathaoirleach say that again?

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We discussed this at the beginning of the debate and chose to discuss them separately with some exceptions.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Amendment No. 1 was originally in the group. We would prefer to discuss the amendments separately. Earlier, I indicated that I am happy to discuss amendments Nos. 5 and 6 together because they are directly related. They are on quite a different issue from the other amendments.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 5:In page 3, to delete lines 15 to 17. I do not believe this is intentional but an inadvertent issue has arisen. Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 deal with concern about the language proposed to be added to section 18 of the original Act. Adding the phrase "in this section" will narrow the impact of the protection applied by section 18 to any process of review. It would ensure...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, for example, will no longer be consulted. In section 18A there is an explicit exclusion of that Minister. It provides for, "any other Minister of the Government that the Minister considers appropriate" but moves from a requirement to consult the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to no longer having a...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It specifies the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. The omission may have been inadvertent.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: What about a provision in respect of the publication of maps?

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is regrettable there are some inconsistencies or a lack of specification but I understand that the Minister of State has indicated the intention to address some of the issues.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6:In page 3, line 16, after “section” where it secondly occurs to insert “or section 18A”.

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7:In page 3, lines 23 to 26, to delete all words from and including “and” in line 23 down to and including line 26. The amendment will not interfere with the completion of the Minister's review of raised bog habitats. The 2014 review of raised bog natural heritage areas is under way and I would not presume to interfere with the completion of an existing...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 8:In page 3, line 29, after “section.” to insert “Any review shall include terms of reference, environmental strategic assessment, environmental impact assessment and public consultation.”. The Minister of State stated repeatedly today that any review under this Bill, any review of this Act or any review on national heritage areas that are...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: On the effects on the environment of a proposal arising from a review under section 18A(1)(a), is the Minister of State saying, because it will be an assurance if it is the case, that in respect of the decisions he makes on designation and dedesignation, he will be abiding by this? Does this section apply only to the reviews of raised bog? Does it apply to the general reviews because the...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2019)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Besides an assessment in regard to the certain plans of the European Communities regulations, does that incorporate a consideration of the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive? Usually the provisions of an environmental impact assessment will incorporate a wide scope of factors. I refer to the European Commission environmental assessment of certain plans and programmes...