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

In these situations if, after going through appropriate assessment, there is going to be damage to EU sites, they will have to go through three tests. The first is that there are no less damaging alternatives and the second is the reasons of overriding public interest. The third is the compensatory measures that are trying to strike a balance between economic development and environmental objectives. That is the essence of it.