Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It should be sorted before the recess, I agree. I will provide copies, yes. The moment I get that, I will let the Deputy know. I assure her of that. I will let her know the moment I do because I am aware of the fact that she cannot ask another question for a long time. I will certainly let her know immediately.

On the issue of whether it will be secondary or primary legislation, if the Attorney General advises that primary legislation is required to finalise any aspects, the introduction of any such legislation to the Oireachtas is unlikely to occur in the short term. My immediate focus is on finalising the necessary secondary legislation to give effect to the provisions of the new EU regulation. As the Deputy knows, the primary legislation, if there is any, will focus on the longer-term strategies such as planning, superseding decisions and other things like that. The statutory instrument will concentrate on the need to set up the structures necessary to establish the competent authority. We do not know yet, but we are concentrating on getting the statutory instrument out as soon as possible.

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