Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

Amendment No. 1 proposes that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government reports to the Dáil on any European court cases or directives that would affect Irish planning law. Such an amendment, however, is not suitable for primary legislation. Deputies interested in the outcome of such cases, or any EU directives affecting Irish planning legislation, may use the parliamentary privilege or may correspond directly with the Minister through the representation system, which was a device I certainly used when sitting on the other side of the House. The proposed amendment is not acceptable.

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