Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will answer the question. There is a final technical part to be addressed, which is the making of a statutory instrument for each site. There is a programme in place to deliver that over the period ahead but the fact remains that the sites have full legal protection since they were initially proposed.

That is the situation and it is recognised in planning law and environmental legislation.

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