Section 110(b) as proposed in the amendment is of particular importance in the context of ensuring that groups of local concerned actors, possibly comprising people who may work together on just one area and decide to take on an environmental issue that is really important to them and their place, are not at risk of being deemed as having insufficient interest or not being allowed to pursue judicial review in respect of a maritime area consent, MAC, in particular. Will environmental NGOs and others be able to take a judicial review under section 50B against a maritime area consent?
The Maritime Area Planning Bill provides that, prior to development taking place in the maritime area, a developer must obtain a right from the State in the form of a maritime area consent, MAC, to occupy a particular part of the maritime area.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Victor Boyhan; Níl, Senators Lisa Chambers and Seán Kyne.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 6–21 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be received for final consideration." | Carried | 28–3 |
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