Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will not prejudice what I do by indicating what the outcome will be at this point. We have received 5,000 submissions and it is important they are fully considered as part of the process and that I fully consider those. It closed in mid-April, about six weeks ago. Five thousand submissions is a lot to work through and they all deserve to be fully considered and taken into account. My team are working through all of that at the moment and we will work through them as promptly as we can. I want to conclude this as promptly as I can. I have been frustrated by the fact it was overturned, which is a decision of the court. The decision taken back in 2018 means we do not have any policy in place at the moment in regard to the six mile zone or we have not been able to get to the stage where we can conclude it again. It will continue apace and my team are prioritising it. In terms of a timeline, I cannot give one at the moment but it is hoped in the next period of time that we will get more of a line of sight as to the level of work that has been done and when the outcome could be. I certainly want to see it done in the most timely fashion possible.

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