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

Before I speak to the amendments, I am keen to hear the Minister's explanation for section 11. Like Deputy O'Callaghan, I was taken aback when I read it. Intuitively, it jarred with me that such a prohibition would be in place. Obviously, there are some caveats if information is misleading or withheld, but there could be circumstances in which information is just not brought to light or is not available, particularly if we exclude the involvement of third parties who might have valuable information. How would it work in the case of the utility company that had a single piece of infrastructure but two different declarations with two local authorities? I am interested in hearing the rationale. Depending on how convincing the Minister is, I will come back in on my amendments.