Seanad debates

Friday, 25 September 2020

Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

10:30 am

Photo of Victor BoyhanVictor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is exceptionally disappointing. If the House agrees, we will have a vótáil because this is now critical to the issue of confidence and a belief in standing firm with the environmental pillars. Of course, regrettably, we are still awaiting a response from the Minister of State's Department to an email in regard to the index of the submissions. I apologise to the thousands of people who will be listening to this, because I know many are tuned in to these proceedings, including many of the Minister of State's party colleagues and councillors. We are not in that position - unfortunately, I would say to the people outside this Chamber - because we have been denied a copy of each of the public consultation submissions by the Department. The Minister of State has not been forthcoming in providing them to me, having had requests yesterday and today, and since last Thursday on behalf of the House, given I asked the Leader last Thursday to secure them.

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