We are very concerned that the National Marine Planning Framework is being pushed through this week without debate or Oireachtas oversight. This needs serious debate considering the scale of off-shore wind development that this will facilitate in the Irish & Celtic Seas.
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Only 2.3% of Irelands marine territory are Marine Protected Areas & what is designated are "paper parks" with no real protection
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Despite Ireland& #39;s coast supporting internationally important wildlife & fish nursery grounds we have poor data on what areas are important for conservation & fisheries management. Allowing off-shore development in this context is like letting a bull loose in a china shop https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐃" title="Wasserbüffel" aria-label="Emoji: Wasserbüffel">
The Oireachtas Committee @stevensgreen1 @fnduffy understand these issues & made recommendations to address the poor marine protection within the bill. These concerns have been ignored it seems with no reasons given to NGOs, Inshore fishers or the public @DarraghOBrienTD
The marine planning & development bill is not in line with EU Envi Law or the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive. Licences are at risk of legal actionhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧑‍⚖️" title="Richter(in)" aria-label="Emoji: Richter(in)">
We have a #ClimateEmergency #BiodiversityEmergency we need the government to respond to both https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus">
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