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

The Minister of State will correct me if I am wrong, but sections 97 and 98 refer to the granting of MACs by the Minister prior to the commencement of the formal MAC regime overseen by MARA. Again, I invite him to put on the public record additional information that may be of value to the public on how that process will be decided. I know we have discussed it previously out of committee, but it is so people understand how the awarding of MACs, particularly in respect of transitional projects, will be decided. Clearly, no public participation or consultation is part of that decision. The Minister of State might speak to the committee on why that is the case. Is there still some measure for some public participation in the granting of those MACs?