Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am from a coastal area like other colleagues. I know the OPW has no direct involvement in planning applications. In respect of the foreshore, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has a role, the OPW has a role, albeit a peripheral one - no pun intended - the local authorities have a substantial role and An Bord Pleanála now has the supreme role in terms of critical infrastructure. After the implementation of the legislation, does Mr. Smyth envisage that this process will be more manageable and streamlined from the OPW's perspective?