Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
International Agreements
David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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821. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 1 December 2022, if an inter-departmental group has been formed to evaluate Ireland's possible participation in the Antarctic Treaty System; if so, the number of meetings that the group has held since its formation; the dates of these meetings; if the group has presented its report to him; if so, the findings of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1437/24]
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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I refer to the reply to Dáil Question no. PQ 79 of 1 December 2022. It remains my intention to form an inter-departmental group to determine what level of participation is appropriate for Ireland as a developed Northern European State and to identify the structures and associated resource requirements for this participation.
The current priority in relation to the Marine Environment is to publish and seek the passage the Marine Protected Areas Bill at the earliest opportunity. Once this legislation is sufficiently advanced we will be able to commence work in on the Antarctic Treaty System.
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