Bill entitled an Act to establish a new designation for the protection of nature sites, the Sites Locally Important for Ecology Order, to improve protection for trees under the existing Tree Preservation Order, including prioritising preservation, lopping, and trimming; to provide for local authorities to maintain a public register of Sites Locally Important for Ecology and Tree Preservation Orders; to provide for an appeals process for when the decision regarding a Tree Preservation Order or a Site Locally Important for Ecology Order has been made; and to provide for the replacement of trees that have been cut down.
Last updated: 3 May 2023
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Urban Tree Protection and Sites Locally Important for Ecology Bill 2023
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3 May 2023
Dáil Éireann
Urban Tree Protection and Sites Locally Important for Ecology Bill 2023: First Stage