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

It follows on from the discussion we were just having. Some of the issues here are listed in the amendment. They are things like "coastal and flood related retreats", "biodiversity loss", "greenhouse gas emissions", "air quality" and "water quality". They are highly relevant and very important. Maybe it is already an intention of the Minister to ensure that all these are prescribed, but, certainly, the legislation is silent on it. The legislation would be much stronger if it were not silent on it and if we had these listed. These are absolutely key in terms of planning issues and in terms of any review of the national panning framework, which is what this section of the Bill is about.