Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will meet them, certainly. If they have a cause with which I can assist them in any way, I am happy to meet them.

In terms of who will be the next competent authority, I do not have the answer to that at the moment but I know we are moving with a great deal of speed and urgency to look at the various alternatives which were also looked at previously. These would include An Bord Pleanála, the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other bodies or possibly a mixture. It is very important that we do this urgently but also that we get it right so that it is not open to challenge.

I sympathise fully with the difficulties of the local communities to which Deputy Daly referred. The uncertain situation in which they find themselves at the moment as a result of this legal difficulty is unacceptable and I hope it will not be repeated.

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