Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputies.

Amendment No. 53 obliges the guidelines to be subject to strategic environment assessment, SEA, and appropriate assessment, AA, screening. Amendment No. 62 obliges ministerial directives to be subject to SEA and AA screening and assessment. Section 31 of the initiated text already provides for both of the above to be subject to the necessary screenings and assessments. These amendments are not necessary and I oppose them.