Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It would be useful for the Minister's officials to obtain the minutes of the meeting of Fingal County Council held earlier this week. The council officials suggested that the WHO guidelines would have to be transposed into primary legislation in order for the council to implement them. We are the people charged with introducing primary legislation.

The Minister's suggestion is useful. I hope that he accepts the bona fides of the proposers of the amendment which aims to strengthen the legislation by using the best scientific monitoring and best environmental guidelines available. It is incumbent on us to do so.

Fianna Fáil will also seek legal advice on the basis of what the Minister said. It would be useful to meet his officials and the earlier the better if it is proposed to take Report Stage next week.