Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Again, I agree wholeheartedly. The type of participation in this context is critical and embedding participative planning in our system is crucial to achieving that objective. It is also important from the perspective of the potential success of those proposing projects that they engage with communities at an early stage and at the same time as they are engaging in preplanning processes. As the Chair said, that type of engagement will ensure that there will be better outcomes for everybody.