Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the extremely serious changes being introduced by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, such as the motion on the planning and development regulations which with a stroke of a pen will require planning permission to be obtained for every parcel of land of more than 30 m by 30 m perceived to be wetland and an environmental impact statement to be obtained on any parcel of such land of more than 2 ha before such lands can be used by rural families for productive use. The only ones who will benefit from this motion will be engineers and agents. Surely we cannot allow this EU directive to be passed.

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