Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are talking about something that has not happened and I presume the answer to the question lies in the contractual relationship involving an owner or a company that leases infrastructure. This is a question I cannot answer without looking at the leasing contractual relationship. I am not even sure why it is relevant to an application at this stage. We are only looking at whether it is appropriate to provide the infrastructure proposed at a particular site and on a particular scale. We must consider the application on its merits. This is my job and I will try to do it. Any implication after that will take its own course.

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