Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if representations have been received by him or his Department which oppose the commencement of Section 36 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000; if so, if he will provide details of the representations received and the person by whom they were made; if no such representations were made, the reason the Section 36 measures have not been implemented in view of the resources available to the Government since the Act was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20632/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Section 36 of the Wildlife Amendment Act, 2000 provides for the regulation of commercial shoot operators. No representations were received by my Department opposing the commencement of the section.

This section, which is permission in scope, has not yet been commenced because of the increasing demands of other high priority nature conservation requirements, in particular those associated with the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations.