Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The process for consulting when making or revising a strategy is set out in section 29. Before making or revising a regional spatial and economic strategy, in accordance with section 30, a regional assembly "shall make such arrangements as may be necessary" for the making or revision of the strategy. The Bill then goes into the consultation process and the list of bodies that need to be consulted. It provides for the publishing of the notice of intention to make a revised strategy on the website. Under section 29(3)(a), a regional assembly "shall send a copy of the noticed published under paragraph (c) of subsection (1)" to any person to be consulted under the schedule and to the Commission.

The issue is preparation. The assembly has to prepare the document for publication.