Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I would take a different view on that. If there is a good road surface, and if a utility or a company gets a licence under this Bill to dig it up and reinstate it, the cost for proper reinstatement of that surface should not fall with the public or the local authority. I appreciate there are provisions in the Roads Act, but this section of the Bill relates specifically to the granting of licences, so should there not be measures relating to the granting of licences that protect the public interest here?