172A.—The Minister shall provide, operate and maintain a website—

(a) to which the public has access,

(b) which contains summary information on applications and notifications of the intention to lodge applications for development consent subject to assessment under the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive or this Act, or both that Directive and this Act, as appropriate, and

(c) for the purpose of providing a point of access to the applications referred to in paragraph (b) and associated information, assessments and decisions held by the authorities to which the applications have been or are to be made.]