Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I disagree with the Senator. The Government has committed to and ensured in the drafting of this Bill that this and marine protected areas would be inter-related. The NPWS has been centrally involved in this process, as has the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. All of this is an interconnected framework that we have to move forward with. It is critically important for biodiversity as well as for decarbonisation. We have given a commitment to carry out a review sooner and that commitment is sufficient.