Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)

I understand the question. Anybody can put in a planning application in for anything in this country. It does not mean the application will be upheld. I am not the planning Minister. A corporation or organisation can put in a planning application. What I was focused on was energy security and dealing with the risk identified by two independent reports that stated there was a serious risk should something unforeseen happen and we needed to shore that up.

In regard to the advice on the differentiation between fracked gas and other types of gas, the advice that was put forward twice to my predecessor was clear. I did not need to see that revisited.