Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 July 2018
768. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the threat response plan for hen harrier areas will be completed; and her views on permitting afforestation in hen harrier areas. [31977/18]
View answerThe draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan is nearing completion and is currently being refined in consultation with Departmental stakeholders. The draft was circulated to the Consultative Committee and observations from members of the Committee were sought. Committee members requested a period in which to make observations, and the final observations were received last week. The Department will review those observations and meet with the Committee as soon as practical, and the plan will then go to public consultation.
