Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

One of the reasons private sector investment has not yet materialised in the way we want is that there has been uncertainty regarding where these kinds of applications would stand from a planning point of view. That is why the legislation the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, has piloted through the Oireachtas is so important. It aims to bring clarity to the licensing regime off our shores. The Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Government will do what we can to try to encourage private sector investment to locate in a greater amount off our coasts.