Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016

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• Minister can review raised bog habitats and make, amend, or revoke natural heritage area orders based on review findings and environmental assessment.
• Minister must conduct public consultation and environmental assessment under EU regulations before deciding to create or remove natural heritage area designations.
• When land ceases to be a natural heritage area, all associated restrictions are removed; Minister must notify affected owners, occupiers, and public authorities.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 32nd Dáil

   21 Jul 2016
2. Second Stage 32nd Dáil

   18 Oct 2016
3. Committee Stage 32nd Dáil

   3 Nov 2016
4. Report Stage 32nd Dáil

   13 Dec 2018
5. Fifth Stage 32nd Dáil

   13 Dec 2018
6. Second Stage 25th Seanad

   13 Dec 2018
7. Committee Stage 25th Seanad

   26 Mar 2019
8. Report Stage 25th Seanad

   15 May 2019
9. Fifth Stage 25th Seanad

   6 Nov 2019
10. Enacted

    20 Jul 2023

Debates

• Motions 13 Jul 2023 ↗
• From the Seanad 5 Jul 2023 ↗
• Restoration to Order Paper 28 Jun 2023 ↗
• Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage 6 Nov 2019 ↗
• Report Stage (Resumed) 22 Oct 2019 ↗
• Report Stage (Resumed) 15 Oct 2019 ↗
• Report Stage 25 Sep 2019 ↗
• Committee Stage (Resumed) 15 May 2019 ↗
• Committee Stage (Resumed) 9 Apr 2019 ↗
• Committee Stage 2 Apr 2019 ↗
• Second Stage 26 Mar 2019 ↗
• Order for Report Stage 13 Dec 2018 ↗
• Second Stage (Resumed) 3 Nov 2016 ↗
• Order for Second Stage 18 Oct 2016 ↗

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