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Mr FitzPatrick will recognise that a process is being worked through. I actively encourage the university and trade unions to engage constructively in dialogue in order to seek a resolution in all that is happening.
Considering the responses that we have had from the Government, I suggest that we write to the Minister for Energy and the Environment to recommend that guidance is produced to clarify how falconers can practise in licensed activities; the areas in which there is not a high density of mountain hare; and what action to take if a bird accidentally takes a mou...
I strongly support the introduction of buffer zones, and the Government is actively considering how this Parliament can legislate in a way that is effective and capable of withstanding legal challenge.
I have been in the Parliament for 22 years, and I think that falconers are in a unique situation, in that they have not only not had a fair hearing about their activity being banned; they have had no hearing whatsoever.
It is always the case that a person might refuse to follow those checks, but the police, social workers and others who work in the area monitor sex offenders’ activities. A range of checks are currently undertaken.
The regulations also permit indoor organised activity in level 2 areas. That adjustment allows non-sporting organised activity to take place in level 2 areas for individuals of all ages.