Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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I am looking for stronger language in regard to broader public participation in and access to information on the licensing process. For example, we saw what happened with the deficient process in respect of wind farms. Process is incredibly important in terms of how one deals with the public. The public must be party to it. We talked about this in some detail when we dealt with the pre-legislative stage of the climate change legislation. In terms of access to information, is the Minister of State satisfied the language is strong enough and that there is the possibility of broader public participation in and access to information during the licensing process?