It is Part 17.

Ar an bpointe deireanach, b’fhéidir nár chuala an Teachta cad a bhíomar ag plé sa choiste faoin ár dteanga. Aontaíonn gach Teachta atá mar bhall den choiste go bhfuil sí an-tábhachtach ar fad. Cuirfidh mé síos dhá leasuithe tábhachtacha ar son ceantair Gaeltachta ar fud an Stáit chun pleanáil speisialta a chur i bhfeidhm i ngach plean forbartha sa tír d’áiteanna ina bhfuil ceantair Ghaeltachta. What I am saying is that we discussed this at length previously. I respectfully disagree with what the Deputy is saying. W…

One item I did not get to respond to was that raised by Deputy Matthews. He made a very important point regarding the national biodiversity action plan. Due to the engagement we had on Committee Stage, we have strengthened that. It will be seen that, in amendment No. 118, I propose a definition of the national biodiversity action plan in Part 3, which matches the terminology used in the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. That will strengthen it. The sustainable development piece raised by Deputy Ó Cathasaigh, which was…

Aontaím leis sin. Ní dúirt mise é sin ar chor ar bith. Dúirt an Teachta Healy-Rae é sin.

I move amendment No. 22: In page 33, line 31, to delete “Major Accidents Directive” and substitute “Seveso III Directive”.

I move amendment No. 23: In page 33, line 33, to delete “Major Accidents Directive” and substitute “Seveso III Directive”.

I move amendment No. 24: In page 33, line 35, to delete “Major Accidents Directive” and substitute “Seveso III Directive”.

I move amendment No. 25: In page 33, to delete lines 36 and 37.

I move amendment No. 30: In page 34, to delete lines 34 and 35 and substitute the following: “ “national newspaper” means— (a) a publication (other than an online publication or online version of a publication) that— (i) circulates generally in the State, and (ii) is prescribed by the Minister for the purposes of this Act, or (b) an online publication, or online version of a publication, prescribed by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;”.

I move amendment No. 36: In page 38, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “ “Seveso III Directive” means Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC;”.

I move amendment No. 37: In page 38, line 17, to delete “means” and substitute “means, subject to subsection (8) of section 154 ”.

I move amendment No. 38: In page 38, line 22, to delete “or telecommunications” and substitute “, telecommunications or wastewater”.

I move amendment No. 40: In page 39, to delete line 28 and substitute the following: “(iii) a permission granted under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, or”.

I move amendment No. 41: In page 39, to delete line 30 and substitute the following: “(c) Chapter 6 State authority development within the meaning of Part 4 ,”.

I move amendment No. 42: In page 40, to delete line 11 and substitute the following: “(iii) a permission granted under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, or”.

I move amendment No. 43: In page 40, to delete line 13 and substitute the following: “(c) Chapter 6 State authority development within the meaning of Part 4 ,”.

I move amendment No. 44: In page 40, to delete line 30 and substitute the following: “(iii) a permission granted under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, or”.

I move amendment No. 45: In page 40, to delete line 32 and substitute the following: “(c) Chapter 6 State authority development within the meaning of Part 4 ,”.

I thank the Deputy. I will address amendments Nos. 47 to 50, inclusive, and 52 to 54, inclusive, outlined by Deputy Ó Broin. These amendments relate to section 4 of the Bill which is a standard technical provision enabling the Minister to make regulations for matters set out in the Bill. Amendment No. 47 seeks to remove the reference to “expedient” in subsection (2) of section 4. Subsection (2) provides that regulations under the Act may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear …

I have covered it in detail. I have explained that it is standard practice and a phrase that is widely used throughout the Statute Book. The impression would be given, or the interpretation could be, that if one was to just to remove "expedient" then it would just be "necessary". What would be the impact of that? It would be strange to remove it in this Bill while it applies elsewhere. I have outlined the reasons I cannot accept amendments Nos. 47 and 48. The Deputy mentioned something else.