672. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will assure that all new or amended regulations pertinent to the annual State-wide derogations from protections afforded to wild bird species will comply with the specific affirmation of the European Court of Justice (EU Commission vs. the King of Belgium 1985-87 Case No. 247) that the higher-ranking interests of public health and security must override the protection of birds and their habitats, as specifically catered for in Article 9.1.a, first indent, of the 1979 Birds Directive, and as specifically catered for in The Wildlife Act 2000 (Amended), Section 59 and in S.I. No. 477/2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011. [27284/23]

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672. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will assure that all new or amended regulations pertinent to the annual State-wide derogations from protections afforded to wild bird species will comply with the specific affirmation of the European Court of Justice (EU Commission vs. the King of Belgium 1985-87 Case No. 247) that the higher-ranking interests of public health and security must override the protection of birds and their habitats, as specifically catered for in Article 9.1.a, first indent, of the 1979 Birds Directive, and as specifically catered for in The Wildlife Act 2000 (Amended), Section 59 and in S.I. No. 477/2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011. [27284/23]

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