Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes. It is 270 pages long with the draft itself. It compares the 2018 national planning framework to what is proposed in this draft one. There are strikeouts and so on. It is a helpful document.

As regards the eight-week or ten-week consultation period, or however long the period is, I am in two minds about whether it is good or not during the summer. I find I have more time on my hands to read those documents when I am not here. Some people just may not want to do any of that and may want to take a break completely. I am not fixed on extending the period. If we go further into September, we will be into back-to-school and other pressures. That is just my view on that.

The next speaker is Senator Cummins.