The existing definition of ‘isolated settlement’ needs to be adapted as regards outermost regions, in order to take account of the specificities of such settlements, which raise materially different concerns from an environmental perspective as compared to other regions.
Ní mór an sainmhíniú atá ann faoi láthair ar “lonnaíocht scoite” a oiriúnú maidir leis na réigiúin is forimeallaí, chun sainiúlachtaí lonnaíochtaí den sórt sin a chur i gcuntas, rud a dhéanann imní ábhartha éagsúil ó thaobh an chomhshaoil i gcomparáid le réigiúin eile a chur in iúl.