Mr. Pat Maher:

May I make one point on the overall issue? It is not just a matter of TII setting parameters and standards in respect of these applications. There are national guidelines regarding access to national roads which did not emanate from TII but which came, rather, from the former Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. There is always some discretion in individual cases but the overall framework is set by national guidance and TII is at one level merely complying with the guidelines that have been set down for it.