Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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I will address the last minute of my time to Mr. Kelly on the issue of the national planning statements. They are powerful and central to the Bill. The Minister will have all this discretion and all these powers. Ultimately, we can say what we like, but according to section 23 in chapter 3 the Minister can bring in national planning statements. He must bring them to Cabinet for approval - it does not matter what anyone else thinks - and then they must be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, which is another meaningless exercise. What is the considered view of the CCMA of the national planning statements?