First, I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for his recent visit to Kerry to announce the purchase of lands for the new national park. It is welcome. On that issue, I raise the case of Inch beach in the locality where I live. For many years, I have been advocating for the purchase of public lands to include a traffic management plan for the beach, for the sustainable expansion of car parking and for the provision of public conveniences. There was a master plan and funding was announced for Inch in November 2021. Imagine it was that long ago, two and a half years ago.

We still have not seen the master plan. Will the Minister of State ensure the NPWS will liaise with Kerry County Council in the construction of this master plan to ensure this new element of the recently purchased lands will be included? Will we see the master plan as soon as possible to ensure the new land provision will be included in the plan as well?

I thank Deputy Griffin for his continued support for this initiative. He is correct that the purchase of Inch Strand by the NPWS on behalf of the State now forms part of the new Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, along with Derrynane, Conor Pass, Owenmore and Sceilg Mhichíl. The marine national park is a really important and wonderful initiative by the State. At the announcement, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and I were clear that we want to develop a management plan for the entire national park and we are embarking on that process now. We looked at the issues while we were there a couple of weeks ago, particularly around car parking on the strand, and we want that to form part of the management plan. In terms of forming a sustainable approach to it, nothing changes for the immediate term but it is important we engage with communities, Kerry County Council and all other stakeholders to develop a sustainable management plan for the national park. Of course, we will underpin this by new national park legislation; the heads of the Bill will be developed later this year. Certainly, it is our intention to embark on a collaborative process to develop a new plan.