Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 31:

In page 37, line 12, to delete "creation, management, restoration or".

This amendment also relates to language used. We are of the opinion that the Bill is being complicated in circumstances where it is not necessary to do so. The wording used in section 35 is too prescriptive. For example, the phrase "secure the creation, management, restoration or preservation of any site of scientific or ecological interest" is used in paragraph (g). We suggest it would be adequate for the paragraph to read "secure the preservation of any site of scientific or ecological interest". The amendment is technical in nature and is designed to reduce the level of complexity in the Bill. This section is overly prescriptive in the context of the wording it contains and that is why we have tabled the amendment.