Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for the presentation. It is always impressive when there are more officials here than there are pages in the regulation. That makes us think they are exceptionally serious.

The first is straightforward. My only question concerns how long it is expected to take to replace the weather station.

With respect to the second regulation, it does not explain why the Minister of State wants to do this. I am not against it. For those of us not expert in gas infrastructure, will one of his officials or the Minister of State give a sense in plain English of what gas pressure regulating stations and gas vent stacks are for so we and the public can understand it? On the references to new infrastructure and upgrading existing infrastructure, will somebody give a plain English explanation so we understand? Crucially, my question is why this particular planning exemption is sought. I am not against it but seek clarity.