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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Whitmore · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 17 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 18 Jul 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds sprat fish to the Fifth Schedule of the Wildlife Act 1976, making it a protected species and prohibiting targeted fishing except as accidental bycatch.
- Imposes a moratorium on commercial sprat fishing until sufficient scientific data exists on population, habitat, and ecological role in marine ecosystems.
- Requires development of a Just Transition plan to support inshore fishers affected by the moratorium, including retraining, diversification, and financial assistance.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage34th Dáil17 Jul 2025
- Second Stage34th Dáil17 Jul 2025
Debates
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- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2021Committee Stage
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- Anaerobic Digestion (National Strategy) Bill 2023First Stage
- Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024Fifth Stage