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

We are bringing about a new regime here. An agency will be independently assessing all planning applications that go before it. If anyone wants to delve into how the designated marine area plans, DMAP, process will work, it is clearly articulated on page 197 of the National Maritime Planning Framework, NMPF, document.

Bearing in mind the scale and size of our maritime area, this is the first time applications will be adjudicated on independently by experts who will take account of all directives currently in existence. I do not share the Deputy's concern in that regard.