This is one of the really important parts of this amendment and why I hope that if the Minister of State will not accept it, she will table her own amendment to make sure all of this is in legislation and not in statutory regulations that may come later. The Minister of State might want to consider tabling her own amendment that would make it clear no parts of section 9 would commence until certain measures have been done and, as I will come to in some of my later amendments, certain schemes and measures have been done and, indeed, agreed by the House.
The Minister of State has mentioned the idea of an SEA on the scheme, but we need to be clear, and I would like the Minister of State to illustrate she understands, that an SEA on the scheme will not be a substitute for screening for appropriate assessment and environmental impact assessment on projects.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Paul Gavan; Níl, Senators Seán Kyne and Robbie Gallagher.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 5–30 |
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