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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (17 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of staff in Blackrock College who have no public service pension entitlement and are not paid by the State but are private employees of the college, and yet subject to the pension levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32875/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (17 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the best practice guidelines for the development of the Irish wind energy industry are in line with European best practice guidelines, particularly in respect of effects on cultural heritage, proximity to residential communities and these communities' rights to quality of life and the visual impact of the development...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (17 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 615. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the prohibition that exists for the use of pellet guns, both air and gas powered with specific attention of the availability of such weapons to children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32857/14]

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to share time with Deputies Ross, Healy, Wallace, Clare Daly and Mattie McGrath.

Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank Deputy Finian McGrath for submitting this Private Members' motion and for being a consistent champion on this issue. I also wish the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, well in his new job. It is an important job and I have no doubt but he will make the very best effort in it. However, Members should not underestimate the challenges the country faces and the...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I find Deputy McNamara’s argument quite compelling. When I think about it, it is similar to one of the amendments I had tabled, which was ruled out of order because it could involve a charge on the Exchequer, that would ensure financial recognition for forest owners who did not harvest a crop in the interest of European designations or good environmental management. It is about...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, but we also have an imperative to ensure we have good, environmentally protective, best practices in forestry. Deputy McNamara has a good point about a farmer who decides to afforest marginal land but discovers 40 years later that he cannot harvest it and will not get any financial recognition for contributing to the overall environmental welfare. Farmers are right and justified in...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 38:In page 13, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:"13. (1) The Minister may require the carrying out of ecological surveys of any afforestation sites to—(a) prevent damage to species and habitats that the state has responsibility to protect, or (b) prevent genetic pollution of existing and ancient woodlands, which might be adversely impacted by new...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like to elaborate briefly on the logic behind this amendment. I want to underline that I am by no means a scientific expert in this area. I would like to comment on the whole issue of disease without getting into the rights and wrongs of the Gougane Barra issue. There has been some speculation about certain diseases which are beginning to appear here, in England and in other parts...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The broadness and vagueness concern me. The Minister of State needs flexibility and cannot be absolutely tied down to, or hamstrung by, every last detail but if the policy and standards are good and are informed by a sustainable approach to forestry, some of the clashes and conflicts the Minister of State alludes to do not come into play. There is often a false tension between what is...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 34:In page 12, to delete line 12 and substitute the following:“(b) lead with reference to all relevant national forest policy and national forest standards,”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 35:In page 12, to delete line 14 and substitute the following:“(i) protected semi-natural habitats and protected species that may be impacted by forest activities, both inside and outside the forest, and whether within or outside protected areas, and”.We discussed this quite extensively. It is self-evident. I am trying to elaborate the point and emphasis...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Amendment No. 36 deals with the different activities that can combine to have an impact on, and pose dangers to, forests. This relates to my point about the areas of activity of organisations such as Coillte or the various things that can happen on lands adjoining forest, particularly following the possible merger of Coillte and Bord na Móna. The amendment tries to refer specifically...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have doubts about how well it is provided for.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 36:In page 12, line 25, after “Regulations,” to insert the following:“including in each case consideration of in combination effects of afforestation and other plans or projects,”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I would still like that element in the legislation but I will not seek a vote.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is similar to having specific requirements for the Minister to explain himself or herself with regard to decisions. Amendment No. 32 would make it a requirement for proper consultation with the relevant Oireachtas committee. This is about trying to tie in specific accountability requirements in legislation for the decisions to be made. These are reasonable amendments.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 30:In page 11, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(2) The detail required in a forest management plan shall be proportionate to the area of forestry.".

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 32:In page 12, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:"(7) Prior to the making of regulations the Minister shall consult with the relevant Oireachtas Committee.".