Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)

We heard Dublin City Council state there is no published policy or legislation in this area. Mr. Rutherford pointed out the issue whereby noise pollution controls cannot apply to aircraft and, therefore, cannot apply to drones. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to the introduction of a framework policy. The Minister spoke about that in the Dáil when I questioned him a number of times. Has Professor McCarthy had any engagement with that process? Does he feel, from what he has seen, that policy framework will fill the gaps? The four areas I have always been concerned about are the safety of the drones, privacy, noise and the planning issues, or the question of planning permission. Does he feel that the proposed policy framework the Government is working on will address those four areas?