NPWS plan hopes to minimize species loss and habitat decline
The Government has been criticised for dragging its heels on reform of the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS), and for its failure to publish an independent review of its operation committed to in the programme. Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan has now confirmed that a plan to transform the NPWS will shortly go before Cabinet. This is hoped to increase resources to help arrest species loss and habitat decline…