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

My query is about what appears to be a weakening of the current provisions, notwithstanding the broader point the Minister makes. My understanding of the current procedure is that there is an obligation that there has to be a published list of rights of way in the development plan. This makes the publication or the inclusion of that list and individual rights within that list more discretionary. I have been speaking to some of the organisations which are involved in rights of way such as Keep Ireland Open, etc., and they have expressed some concern at what they perceive as – I will stand corrected if I am reading this wrong – a less clear instruction to local authorities to provide that list because obviously it is very important to do so.