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I thank the Bill sponsor for that, but it does not include the likes of public safety, essential infrastructure, flood alleviation or the viability of a working farm.
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I welcomed the opportunity to interact with the Committee before the call for evidence went out in the summer. That topic came up during the course of that Committee session, and I flagged it with the drafters when the Bill was being drafted. The phrase "wholly exceptional circumstances" is difficult to define,…
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OK. Thank you. We are obviously passionate about this, so we want to talk about the Bill and tease out the issues that will be raised at Committee Stage for the Committee to look at. What I have spoken about are issues that the Committee could consider at the next legislative stage. I touched on the Woodland Trust…
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I thank the Member for that intervention. However, given that we will be looking at the Bill, that area could also be incorporated in that process. The fact that it was the case then does not make it right. There is still an issue for landowners. If the Bill reaches Committee Stage, stakeholders may raise that issue,…
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I thank the Member for giving way. Currently, in the 2011 Act, the responsibility lies with the landowner. That is already in place under the Act and has been since 2011.
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That is my understanding of it. Those are some of my concerns about the aspects that I raised with my colleague Jonathan Buckley about the costs that could be incurred by farmers and landowners, who are already incurring an awful lot of costs in an awful lot of different areas.
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I thank my colleague the Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone for taking this intervention. What is her understanding of new subsection (3B), as inserted by clause 4(4)? It says: "If the owner of the land replaces the tree pursuant to this subsection (3B), the owner may recover the reasonable costs of replacement…
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OK. Moving on, I noticed that this has sometimes been an issue with legislation that the Infrastructure Committee looked at when I sat on it in the past. When we looked at the Reservoirs Bill, there was an issue with the number of reservoir engineers who were able to carry out the work there. We need to make sure that…
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I thank the Member for his answer. He touched on expediency. As I have outlined, I am not sure how many skilled and qualified people we have across Northern Ireland for our 11 councils, so I am not sure that that point about expediency has actually been answered, given that we may see an influx of tree preservation…
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I thank the Member for her contribution so far. On her point, we need to constantly remember the expediency test — the risk that could be there for the felling of a tree. I am not aware that there are many TPOs across Northern Ireland. One thing that I have noticed in my consultations over the course of the past four…
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It is hard to follow that bendy tree. I am quite disappointed that I spent some time in Newcastle on my summer holidays but never saw the bendy tree. I will have to go back to Newcastle and make a point of seeing it. In all seriousness, however, I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this Second Stage debate on…
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I thank the Member for giving way. The Member's party does not always give me interventions, but Mr McGrath is always gracious with his time. I point out to the Member opposite that my colleague behind me has just shown me a picture of the "Bendy Tree", and it is indeed very bendy and very impressive. I commend the…
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I thank the Bill sponsor for bringing the Bill to Second Stage. Of course, the debate is just on the general principles of the Bill; we do not need to get down into the roots of all the matters that are in it. I want my speech to be a bit different. Rather than talking about the specifics of the Bill, I will give a…
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As I said, I have engaged widely, working alongside the Woodland Trust. I have met contacts across the UK. I spoke in London about the merits of the Bill. It was warmly received by everybody around the room. There is expertise in the UK. There is certainly expertise in Northern Ireland through the Woodland Trust. As I…
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I thank the Member for his valid intervention. I absolutely agree: questions need to be asked of all the councils. I imagine that the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) or the planning officers for the 11 councils will come to us, however we want to investigate that. We need to dive in not only on…
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I thank the Deputy Chair of the Committee for giving way. He makes a very relevant point, as he often does in the Chamber. Does he agree that, if the Bill passes Second Stage today and is referred to the Infrastructure Committee, it will be mission-critical to scope out exactly what he is talking about, which is the…
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Out of the 11 councils, nine have maps. Some use electronic maps, while some use paper maps, but they are still maps. It is just Mid Ulster District Council and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council that are falling behind a little bit. The two officers there are doing a stellar job, but those are the councils…
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I was not expecting to get in at this stage. First, I commend the Member for introducing the Bill. Thank you, Peter, for your engagement with the Committee and with me, and we look forward to working with you. I will be brief today. There is little dispute about the importance of protecting our most significant trees…
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I thank the Member for giving way. I will not diverge from the Bill, but a perfect example of that is the animal welfare legislation. It devolved more powers to councils, but they did not get the subsequent cash to follow it up, which means that we have seen worse outcomes in particular council areas in some cases.
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I speak today as a Sinn Féin member of the Infrastructure Committee to briefly outline our position on the Bill at Second Stage. I thank the Bill sponsor for engaging so early with our team. When we engaged, I did not realise that I would be in the Chamber scrutinising the Bill. I thought that I would still be working…
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