Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-12-14
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Malcolm Noonan (GP), Carlow-Kilkenny

There are several layers of protection there. If the Senator wants to consider it in terms of an interim measure we can give and are giving active consideration to statutory instruments, particularly around species like the basking shark, in order to include them as a listed species under the Wildlife Act. There is a possibility of using that mechanism to protect specific species across Irish waters.

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Sitting date: 2021-12-14