Ms Oonagh Buckley:

The issue, without going into the detail of it, is that there is a specific legal case. It is called an imperative reasons of overriding public interest, IROPI, case. It requires a complex process to be done under the habitats directive. Where one is damaging or could damage a designated area, a special area of conservation, SAC, or special protection area, SPA, other systems might have to be put in place to replace it. It is called an IROPI process. That involves the Minister and that is the one that is longest on hands.