Michael Kitt (Fianna Fail)

Section 3 deals with permission for strategic infrastructure development. We might have concentrated too much on incineration for the past 20 minutes of the debate, but I agree with what has been said about the health implications. This section refers to proper planning and development, as the Minister rightly pointed out. I hope that is the overriding view. The board can query issues about health.

Senator Bannon's amendment refers to a reasonable request. What might be reasonable to Senator Bannon might not be reasonable to me or to someone else. Some of the amendments refer to doing things "as far as practicable". I worry about that phrase because we need certainty. The Bill is very extensive and it deals with proper planning and development for these major projects. If the board wishes to get a view on health implications, it can do so.