A precedent has been set here.

This will be my only contribution tonight. I support the amendment relating to the Aarhus Convention and put forward by Deputy Ó Broin and others. The Aarhus Convention was ratified way back in 2012. Its purpose was to empower the citizen with three major pillars, namely, access to information, public participation and access to justice. In my experience as a councillor and a Member of the Dáil, more than ever we need the participation of ordinary people on the ground who are not serial objectors, crackpots or cran…

Absolutely. In terms of the residents' associations, they have to be formed. There is a certain period of time. This is my interpretation of it.

I do not sit on a committee and I would like more time to look at this. I am guided by what I have been told and what I have read. This is an absolute insult. It is blatantly against the spirit and law of the Aarhus Convention that was signed back in 2012. If we were seriously interested in improving the planning laws in Ireland, we would have properly resourced them and made them robust. We would not have put our buddies into An Bord Pleanála and then insulted people by changing the name “An Bord Pleanála” as if t…

There has been leniency given all night by the Ceann Comhairle.

I am going to allow it. It will be helpful if Deputy Boyd Barrett directs his points to the group of amendments.

What did the Minister just say?

There is no point of order. Is Deputy Boyd Barrett finished speaking?

Okay, so we are moving on. I have two more speakers on my list. We will just check when the debate is closing. I have a contradictory time down.

That is what I thought. I was reading it incorrectly.

There are still three speakers on my list. I call an Teachta Eoin Ó Broin. There are four minutes left.

Thank you, Deputy.

Go raibh maith agat.

I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy.

As the time for this debate has expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with an Order of the Dáil of 8 October: "That the Seanad amendments not disposed of are hereby agreed to in Committee and agreement to the amendments is accordingly reported to the House." Is that agreed?

Agreement to the Seanad amendments is reported to the House and a message will be sent to Seanad Éireann acquainting it accordingly.

Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together.

I have a list of speakers. I ask that contributions be relevant. There are two amendments. One is in relation to the Title and the other is not. I will begin with Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Deputy Mattie McGrath has left. I call Deputy Micheal Healy-Rae.

Deputy.