Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 June 2016
113. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Bills relevant to her Department from the previous Dáil that she will re-initiate; the Bills she will introduce in the coming sessions; when she will introduce each Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15202/16]
View answerSteps are in hand to re-instate the Heritage Bill 2016 for consideration at Committee Stage in Seanad Éireann. The Bill will provide, inter alia, for the amendment of the Wildlife Acts to revise and update arrangements for the cutting and burning of vegetation and the cutting of hedgerows.
I am also proposing that two further Bills will be introduced in the current session – a Wildlife (Amendment) Bill to allow for the de-designation of certain Raised Bog Natural Heritage Areas and a National Archives (Amendment) Bill to amend the rule governing the transfer of records under the National Archives Acts from 30 years to 20 years.
