I move amendment No. 118: In page 110, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(b) supports implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons,”.

I move amendment No. 119: In page 112, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(e) a specific strategy for Traveller accommodation prepared in direct consultation with Travellers;”.

I move amendment No. 120: In page 117, line 24, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

I move amendment No. 121: In page 118, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(3) A development management statement shall include objectives for the preservation and enhancement of public rights of way which give access to seashore, mountain, lakeshore, riverbank, cemetery, monument or other places of natural beauty or recreational utility, which public rights of way shall be identified both by marking them on at least one of the maps forming part of the development management statement and by indicati…

I move amendment No. 122: In page 118, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(3) A development management statement shall include objectives for the preservation of public rights of way which give access to seashore, mountain, lakeshore, riverbank, cemetery, monument or other places of natural beauty or recreational utility, which public rights of way shall be identified both by marking them on at least one of the maps forming part of the development management statement and by indicating their locatio…

I move amendment No. 126: In page 121, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following: “(3) In the process of consultation under subsection (1) , where an incompatibility between either the National Planning Framework or the National Marine Planning Framework and a National Planning Policies and Measures is identified, consistency of a development plan with the National Planning Framework and the National Marine Planning Framework shall be prioritised.”.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 131: In paragraph (e), to delete all words from “, but” down to and including “strategy”.

I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 131: In paragraph (e), after “particular strategy” to insert “, except in circumstances where a majority of the members of a planning authority agree by resolution that a particular strategy requires more than one direction as a matter of public interest”.

I move amendment No. 143: In page 154, to delete lines 20 to 25 and substitute the following: “(b) is materially inconsistent with— (i) the National Planning Framework; (ii) where the planning authority is a coastal planning authority, the National Marine Planning Framework, or (iii) the relevant regional spatial and economic strategy.

I move amendment No. 145: In page 155, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(16) Where a planning authority demonstrates that the development plan or proposed variation to such development plan is consistent with the National Planning Framework and the National Maritime Planning Framework and to be brought into alignment with a National Planning Statement would lead to inconsistency with either the National Planning Framework or the National Maritime Planning Framework, a draft direction shall not be …

I move amendment No.146: In page 159, line 18, to delete “The Minister may, subject to this section,” and substitute “The Minister may, subject to this section and the approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas,”

Amendment No. 188 in this grouping is a technical misplacement on my part, so I will be withdrawing that. Crucially, all of our amendments in this section, including amendments Nos. 163 and 164, are attempts to remove liquid natural gas, LNG, infrastructure from the definition of strategic gas infrastructure development that is in the Bill.

Apologies. I will come back in on the next grouping.

Over the past year or two, I have had engagement with environmental NGOs, activists, Green Party members and others on the importance of banning liquefied natural gas, LNG. Throughout this Oireachtas term, there has been discussion about how we can ensure LNG, which is inclusive of fracked gas, is banned. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, has always been vague and equivocal in his language on this topic. We need to be very clear about what is happening. Even as people are discussing how we ban LNG, the Government ha…

The policy is to prioritise it-----

I am sorry but the Minister of State used the phrase "policy-based". What does that mean?

The Government is literally prioritising it in legislation.

The Minister of State is interfering with me through this Bill.

The Government is saying that it has a policy-based approach but it has produced almost 800 pages of legislation. The Minister of State said the policy is separate and we keep it within our hearts or something, but let us be clear, the policy is reflected in the legislation and the legislation prioritises liquified natural gas as strategic infrastructure and fast-tracks planning permission for LNG infrastructure, with applications bypassing local authorities and going straight to the commission. That is not a neutr…

That is subject to-----