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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Introduced
- 21 Jul 2016
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- 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 timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil21 Jul 2016
- Second Stage32nd Dáil18 Oct 2016
- Committee Stage32nd Dáil3 Nov 2016
- Report Stage32nd Dáil13 Dec 2018
- Fifth Stage32nd Dáil13 Dec 2018
- Second Stage25th Seanad13 Dec 2018
- Committee Stage25th Seanad26 Mar 2019
- Report Stage25th Seanad15 May 2019
- Fifth Stage25th Seanad6 Nov 2019
- Enacted20 Jul 2023
Debates
- Motions13 Jul 2023
- From the Seanad5 Jul 2023
- Restoration to Order Paper28 Jun 2023
- Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage6 Nov 2019
- Report Stage (Resumed)22 Oct 2019
- Report Stage (Resumed)15 Oct 2019
- Report Stage25 Sep 2019
- Committee Stage (Resumed)15 May 2019
- Committee Stage (Resumed)9 Apr 2019
- Committee Stage2 Apr 2019
- Second Stage26 Mar 2019
- Order for Report Stage13 Dec 2018
- Second Stage (Resumed)3 Nov 2016
- Order for Second Stage18 Oct 2016
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