Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While I accept that we will vote on the amendments individually, the grouping is slightly problematic because the Minister also referred to amendment No. 59, which would be a helpful amendment because it states, "health aspects shall be assessed in accordance with the Environmental Noise Directive and European Communities (Environmental Noise) Regulations 2018". Therefore, that amendment would update the regulation. Will that amendment have the same effect that we discussed before Report Stage? Will the Minister and his officials clarify that the environmental noise directive of 2018 will be included in the Act in so far as it pertains to any health or noise directives? Will it be included in the Act when the noise regulator makes assessments? It is important that it would be.

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