Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 85:

In page 10, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(3) When prescribing under subsection (1), the Minister shall have regard to the following:

(a) the importance of promoting public participation in the forestry sector;

(b) the obligations of the State under the Aarhus Convention, other international obligations, and the need to encourage the involvement of the public in environmental decision-making; and

(c) the public good provided by individual citizens, experts, groups with expertise or interest in forestry and the environment being able to make appeals under the Act.”.”.