Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

That is okay. I refer to section 241, which relates to tree preservation orders, TPOs. If it appears to the planning authority that it is expedient to make a TPO, because it is often put that we do not have the resources or the finance to make TPOs, I would like the inclusion of a provision that members could, by way of resolution, request tree preservation orders. I ask the Department to provide details if there is a diminution of or changes to the requirement to include rights of way in development plans and if there is a reduction in what planning authorities are obliged to do at the moment. I also ask the Department to report back to us to check that the imperative reasons of overriding public interest, IROPI, test from the Natura directives is properly transposed from EU law. A person has contacted me who is concerned about sections 190 and 191.