Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 9, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:

"(ii) specifying the website at which the text of the environmental impact assessment is available free of charge,".

I welcome the Minister, Deputy Roche, to the House. I hope his comments about not wishing to be negative, which will be tested by these amendments, are true. The amendments seek to oblige developers to make the details of environmental impact assessments available on the Internet, free of charge. Such a small measure would help to inform public opinion. It is important that information should be communicated to the discerning public free of charge.