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

The national marine planning framework prepared under Part 5 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 is Ireland's first maritime marine spatial plan. The plan sets out in detail the high-level spatial planning policies that will help support sustainable development of Ireland's maritime resource. It also sets out a series of detailed requirements for plan makers and project proposers alike in respect of the various headings set out in the Bill, for example, heritage and environmental protection. This plan will be superseded by the MSP under this current legislation.