Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Under the Maritime Area Planning Act, local authorities are responsible for the area to three miles out. I would imagine that 99% of the observations that may be made by members of the public will be from the land or close to the shore. If people phone a local authority to say they think something is going on with regard to the environment or planning, the local authority is probably best placed to know whether somewhere is a designated site or whether something is a permitted activity. It will have that information to give to people. Is that the best route to take on this?