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No. 56 of 2015

Curragh of Kildare Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would create a Curragh of Kildare Advisory Committee, bringing together representatives of the Defence Forces, local farmers, racing, sporting, heritage and environmental interests, Kildare County Council and relevant Government departments. Meeting at least quarterly, it would advise the Minister on managing, protecting and preserving the Curragh, including whether it should become a national park with better public access. A separate management team, led by the Department of Defence, would manage the non-military parts of the Curragh.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the Minster for Defence to establish an Advisory Committee, to be known as the Curragh of Kildare Advisory Committee, the membership of which shall include a representative of each of the users of the Curragh of Kildare, a member of Kildare County Council, a representative employee of Kildare County Council and a representative employee of each Government department that has a responsibility for any part of the Curragh of Kildare and such committee shall make recommendations to the Minister on the management, protection and preservation of the integrity of the Curragh; to also provide for the establishment of a management team that will manage the resource that is the Curragh of Kildare and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018

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