Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Marine Planning and Development Management Bill: Discussion
Mr. Conor McCabe:
We hope to have the issue scoped out in the next few months with a view to understanding what exactly is required. There is a deadline for the establishment of the body on a practical basis because it must be in place before the first MACs are issued under this new Bill. I expect these to issue in 2022. I do not want to tie myself to that deadline but that is what we are aiming for. I hope that gives the Deputy a sense of the timeline for the establishment of the enforcement agency.