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- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In that case, I am happy to leave amendment No. 1h for now. The last point I would make, although I will wait until we reach section 4 to discuss it in depth, relates to consultation. The Minister mentioned the role of Waterways Ireland in consultation with all citizens. This legislation is frustrating and detailed but the reason so many amendments have been tabled to it, which none of us...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes and I have cycled on the Barrow Line on grass. This is just an example of why we will be trying, in section 4, to strengthen the consultation aspects of the Bill.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes, I will wait until we reach that section.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: There was confusion in respect of amendment No. a1h being with the first grouping.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome that the Minister is willing to accept the amendments which have been put from all sides of the House in respect of the 90 days. That willingness to engage and extend that consultation period will absolutely expedite and make it much easier when we approach the next section. On the maintenance of the canals, in the proposed section 5(1)(a)(i) to be introduced to the 1986 Act, it...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Was there a voice vote on section 3?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We said "Níl" but we are happy to do a voice vote.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: We would love to see if people wanted to do it.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Fair enough. It will be on the transcript.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I will speak to a couple of the amendments. I realise they are complex but we are in an unfortunate situation in that the public engagement and consultation on the legislation is happening simultaneously to the legislation being before the House. I appreciate that the Minister acknowledged that she met with waterways users but the reason we have such complex amendments before the House is...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is it? I was wondering. I will discuss amendment No. 1w in a second, as I want to check its wording. I will be brief.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I am sorry. I could not find the wording.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The consultation and stakeholder input occurred in between.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It refers to "the regulation of the type or class of boat (including its dimensions) ...". That is explicitly what it states.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It states, "the regulation of the type or class of boat (including its dimensions) which may be used on the canals;".
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: My point is there is regulation of the boat. The previous lines state, "the regulation of the conditions (including conditions as to safety) under which boats may be used on the canals;". I am merely stating that is within the remit of the legislation in front of us.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Subsection (1)(a) refers to "(including conditions as to safety)". Subsection 1(b) seeks to regulate the type or class of boat. There seems to be a contradiction.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The subsection states "(including conditions as to safety)". It is not clear.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Perhaps she would come back to me on it.