Wildlife Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions (378)

Louise O'Reilly

Question:

378. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department and or the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) retains the records/file pertinent to the research, consultation and preparatory work for the drafting and final approval of S.I. No. 254/1986 - European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986; if, in so doing, his Department is in contravention of the terms of the National Archives Act 1986 Regulations 1988 which require Government Department records/files to be transferred to the Office of the National Archives when they are thirty years old; and if so, if he will instruct his Department and the NPWS to provide a full copy of the records/file. [54568/22]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Deputy Malcolm Noonan)

I refer to the reply given to Parliamentary Questions 351 and 352 on 18 of October 2022.

My officials are continuing to search for files and records pertinent to the research, consultation and preparation work for the drafting and approval of the European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986.

It should be noted that file reference number 2016/2/167 for the file of the Office of the Attorney General relating to the European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 is archived at the Office of the National Archives under the National Archives Act, 1986, Regulations 1988.