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

I will do my best. I will read the information I have on it. The Bill is to establish an updated marine spatial planning toolkit that will now include DMAP procedures. Step one is the enactment. As is the case elsewhere in the EU, national plans come first, followed by sub-national planning which may take many forms. Under the legislation, it is envisaged that over time there will be an ever-increasing body of DMAPs and they will all become part of the national marine planning framework. No decision has been taken on the form, location or extent of the first DMAPs. The focus is on enacting the necessary procedural toolkit set out in the Bill. Once the Bill is enacted, we will move on to the next phase and plan of the development.