Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. Everybody has an interest in the waters around our coasts and we have listened to the submissions. The challenge is to get it right and to try to accommodate everybody's needs in terms of generating energy, managing habitats and ensuring the least amount of damage is done.

How will the Bill impact on the work of the National Parks and Wildlife Service? How will it impact on the contact between the service and various players who require permission to develop something? Will the legislation strengthen the role of the NPWS or will it weaken the service?