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

Absolutely. It is all in one place and that is the lobbying Act. I can see where the Deputies are coming from with regard to putting lobbying requirements in every piece of legislation. I have been through the Land Development Agency Act and other legislation. There is one piece of legislation that governs lobbying and the obligations of entities to comply with it. What we are doing here is very positive. Every determination that will lead to these decisions and determinations will be in a publicly available portal, which we aim will be live. I can understand fair criticism on lobbying and people take a different view. Our view is that we have overarching legislation that compels entities to conform with it and it is an offence if they do not do so. In the Bill we are trying to make all of the information available in the most transparent manner we can. I hope people will welcome it. This is a positive move.