Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise a question or consideration. I acknowledge the contributions that other members have made. I apologise for missing some of the earlier ones. It strikes me that if there is no method of halting the development, there remains to the community involved a hurt or damage to their situation and it raises, from a public policy point of view, considerations as to how to rebalance that hurt or damage for them. In accidents, there is the question of such matters as compensation and indemnity. There should not be a blanket statement that we can do nothing about this, the planning cannot be undone and the project proceeds.

This does not balance in any way the cost, damage or worsened situation of the people who may have been able, had the project not proceeded the way it did, to have steered it in a way that caused less damage, inconvenience or cost. It is just a consideration.