Coalition 2030 were delighted to be invited to attend the Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs to give its views on the Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill 2026. We attended with members colleagues from FairSeas, Irish Wildlife trust and The Irish Environmental Network to discuss this bill.

The full video of this session is available here

Our press release which was issued in advance of the sitting is available here

Our condensed opening Statement is featured below and the full text is available below