Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy should let me finish what I am saying. We engage with An Bord Pleanála and all planning authorities around guidelines, aims and aspirations which are in the national planning framework and the various guidelines that are being updated. Those are guidelines. I want to be clear about this. An Bord Pleanála knows what those guidelines are but if the Deputy wants me to write to the board again and go through all the guidelines and targets, I will do that, but I think it knows them quite well. I am happy to do it.

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