Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is slightly different from how the Minister of State phrased it earlier but I take his point. Here is my point. The Minister of State is one of the most vocal advocates for Government action to address the biodiversity crisis. It is one of the great contributions he has made to the Oireachtas since being elected. It is very rare that I compliment a Government Minister of State but it is something I have said in our debates on the floor of the Dáil and I want to acknowledge it here. We would not have made some of the progress we have made were it not for his efforts. I am sure that privately he shares the disappointment of many of us on this side of the House that there is virtually nothing new in this Bill with respect to improving the operation of the planning system to give greater visibility to the negative and positive impacts on biodiversity loss and restoration. I am sure that privately he probably shares the view of many of us on this side of the House that two years of work-----