Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I welcome everybody to session two, where the committee is considering the Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations on weather radar and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. Y) Regulations in relation to gas infrastructure. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, who is accompanied by his officials, to the committee to assist us with our scrutiny. We have been circulated with the draft regulations and explanatory note. I invite the Minister of State to briefly describe the purpose of the regulations.