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

I have a very brief comment. What the Minister of State just said at the very end was the most insightful thing. If the purpose of the engagement under section 51 is to prevent the need for directions at a later stage, it shows the intention is to have an impact. We will come back to it. It is a very important clarification and I thank the Minister of State for it. It will be helpful in our discussions later.

Amendment No. 442 proposes to insert "any states where transboundary impacts may arise and the public in such states". It is an insertion we believe is consistent with the Espoo and Aarhus conventions where there are transboundary impacts and impacts on the public in said areas. I will be interested to hear the response of the Minister of State.