Environmental groups have expressed dismay at the delay of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, as the Irish Examiner reports.
The eagerly awaited legislation will now not be published until after the Dáil recess — which has prompted the Fair Seas coalition to call for it to be made a priority when TDs return to Leinster House in mid September.
Fair Seas marine policy officer Donal Griffin said: “Time is running out for Ireland to meet its targets to protect 30% of our seas and ocean by 2030.”
The bill is sure to be a hot topic at a public event this Friday evening 4 August at the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group’s Shannon Dolphin Centre in Kilrush, Co Clare to celebrate the South West Coast’s marine wildlife.
The Irish Examiner has more on the story HERE.