Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I think the Minister of State is as confused as I am on this crucial point. If we understand the legislation right, the public participation statement only gets developed once the review of the national marine planning framework is instituted. We are trying to ascertain whether the MSPs, DMAPs or anything else can be developed before the review of the national marine framework is triggered and, therefore, in the absence of a public participation statement. If so, how is the public participation element of those crucial plans developed?