Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Amendments Nos. 933 to 935, inclusive, seek to add a procedure for a new type of designation, “a site locally important for ecology order”. There are already significant environmental designations which are available and currently widely used. The introduction of such a new designation would add further complexity to the planning system. There is sufficient provision within the planning system to suitably protect the environment while balancing this against the necessity of promoting sustainable and appropriate development. I therefore cannot accept amendments Nos. 933 to 935, inclusive.