John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

On the question of refreshing the national spatial strategy, work on that is still under way. I hope I can give the Deputy a more specific date shortly, and I am happy to write to him to give that information.

The second question referred to an SEA, or strategic environmental assessment. We would have to seek advice on that specifically from the Attorney General to see whether an SEA is required. It is always one of the most difficult questions because we are introducing SEAs in an increasing number of cases.

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