Ms Martina Hennessy:

Relevant projects have been designated as part of the transition and it is important to note that they have already been involved with significant work over a number of years in the Irish Sea. The transition protocol was simply put in place to provide certainty for how they now progress to the Bill's regime. They will still have to go through a full assessment, both under marine area consent and as part of the planning permission application made to An Bord Pleanála, assuming this Bill is enacted.

The fact that they have been designated as these transitionary relevant projects just provides some certainty that the work they have already undergone as part of the foreshore regime will count towards them entering into the process that will be put in place for this Bill. That will involve full financial and technical assessment as part of the marine area consent. An Bord Pleanála will assess all the environmental aspects, which covers the questions raised by the Deputy.

The designation as a transition project does not confer any particular advantage on these applications other than that they can go through the planning system and that we recognise the work the applicants have already done under the foreshore regime.

I will ask my colleague, Ms Clancy, to take the Deputy's second question on community benefit.