Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It was on a sound statutory footing to go ahead and publish that plan. This plan has been in preparation since the autumn of 2016 and has involved a huge number of stakeholders and statutory public consultation. It is extremely important for the development of one of the biggest counties outside Dublin, and just this week with 48 hours' notice, it has been postponed. Mr. Walsh is telling me there was no directive from the Department to the council to postpone that.