Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I apologise for being late and welcome the two witnesses. I come at this from a small disadvantage as I live in the only county in Ireland that does not touch a county touching the sea. The Chairman is half way into the Atlantic where he lives and Deputy Boyd Barrett looks out over Dún Laoghaire bay. I am not that fortunate as I live in County Laois, and what I know of the sea is limited enough.

The objective of the Bill is to align the foreshore consent system with the terrestrial planning system, which means the current planning system. Will the witness explain that from the An Bord Pleanála point of view? There will be a single EIA for every major project. Would it not be people's understanding at present that there would be a single EIA for every major project? It also seeks to provide for a coherent mechanism to facilitate and manage the development of the economic zone. I take it that it deals with the sea surrounding this part of the island as one unit. Will the witness discuss that?