Batt O'Keeffe (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

All I can say is that the local community group will be given every opportunity at the meeting next week with the officials of the Department to have an input into this report. There will be other strands to the report. We will communicate what the Senator is saying on behalf of the community here today. The Minister will take what is a logical, well defined decision, based on all the evidence, including expert evidence, that will be submitted to him. The assurance is that the views of the action group will be taken into account in line with all the expert advice available to the Minister.