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

To clarify on the inconsistency question, there are gaps due to conflicting plans or policies and this is just to remove any ambiguity or uncertainty. It is a necessary means to counteract uncertainty that results in what could be court-led or judgment-led, as opposed to plan-led, planning. The objective is to try to get it right from the start in order we get it at the outset at whatever level that may be. It is to obviate uncertainty in planning.