Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I take umbrage at the fact that the Law Reform Commission of Ireland was the only stakeholder consulted. We consulted Coastwatch Ireland, which pointed out that the people who are harvesting seaweed, mussels, kelp, sea vegetables and periwinkles by hand have not been consulted on this legislation. They will be directly impacted by it and want their concerns about the dismantling of the provisions of the 2009 Act raised. They had expected to benefit from that as of 1 December 2021. We want to work with the Minister of State and we understand the urgency of the legislation. However,organisations that are directly impacted by this legislation have not been consulted, which is the reason they have asked me to speak on their behalf. I understand that this is a technical Bill, but these organisations believe they have not been consulted in any way, shape or form. They will be directly impacted by the implications of this legislation.