Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 36:

In page 6, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

“(10) The Minister shall make regulations in respect of the obligation in decision-making of the Forestry Appeals Committee in determining appeals, in respect of environmental obligations arising under Directives of the European Union, including, but not limited to: (a) Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014;

(b) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, in particular articles 6, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16;

(c) Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds;

(d) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy, (the Water Framework Directive), in particular in respect of Article 4.”.