As we said right the way through pre-legislative scrutiny, Second Stage and Committee Stage, every element of this Bill that we have worked through is Aarhus-compliant, unquestionably. We sought the advice of the highest law officer in the land and worked directly with him to ensure that is the case.

I move amendment No. 51: In page 42, to delete lines 10 to 13 and substitute the following: “(4) Where regulations are proposed to be made under— (a) subsection (6) , (b) subsection (1) of section 9 , or (c) subsection (2) of section 429 , a draft of the regulations shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas and the regulations shall not be made unless and until a resolution approving the draft is passed by each such House.”.

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Ar dtús báire, aontaím le go leor rudaí atá ráite ag an Teachta Ó Snodaigh. Táim ag obair ar an gceist tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht agus ba mhaith liom níos mó tithíocht a fheiceáil tríd na Gaeltachtaí, ar phraghasanna réasúnta. Táim ag obair ar an gceist sin le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, faoi láthair, ar scéim i gContae Phort Láirge. Mar a dúirt an Teachta, bhuail mé le BÁNÚ timpeall trí mhí ó shin agus cruinniú fíor-dhearfach a bhí ann. Dúirt mé le BÁNÚ go gcuirfinn síos dhá leasú tábhachtacha ar son na daoine atá ina gc…

For clarification, is Deputy Healy-Rae speaking to amendment No. 61?

Deputy Healy-Rae is on section 61.

We are not even near there.

I am sure he will come back in to speak about the regulator. This grouping includes Government amendments Nos. 62 and 68. They are important and have come from a very good discussion on Committee Stage. It is a good example of how we have been able to move the Bill through and take on board many of the views of Government and Opposition Members if we felt they were worthwhile. One of these amendments provides for transitional arrangements in respect of development required by reason of an accident or emergency. In …

I think I have covered the main points.

I move amendment No. 62: In page 45, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(5) Development shall not be exempted development for the purposes of this Act if it consists of any works to, or change in use of, an unauthorised development.”.

I move amendment No. 68: In page 46, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(9) Development to which— (a) a declaration under subsection (4) or (4A) of section 181B of the Act of 2000 applies, or (b) a declaration under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (ba) of subsection (2A) of section 181 of the Act of 2000 applies, shall be exempted development for the purposes of this Act.”.

As the Deputies mentioned, this was an area we discussed and debated at length on Committee Stage. It was a very useful discussion too. It is not an oft-used provision. Deputy Matthews has acknowledged that Government amendment No. 72 seeks to further clarify who can be involved in this regard. I think it is very clear and I do not intend to go back over the debate we had on Committee Stage. In fairness, colleagues opposite have not done so either. The principles in the Bill as initiated compared with the 2000 Act …

Amendments Nos. 71 and 72 are basically definitions.

I am conscious we have discussed this matter at length on Committee Stage. Everyone knows my position on it. We have, unquestionably, seen the misuse of section 5 in some instances. We discussed that at length. We do not want to continue to see an increased use of it. There are legal problems with it too in regard to fairness. There was talk about third parties but we can talk about first parties too – the people who own the properties. In fairness, we have a very good system in Ireland where we very much respect t…

I move amendment No. 71: In page 47, line 8, to delete “or”.

I move amendment No. 72: In page 47, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(e) a company within the meaning of the Companies Act 2014— (i) formed and registered not later than one year before the making of the request concerned, (ii) whose constitution includes objects that relate to the promotion of environmental protection of relevance to the request concerned, (iii) that has pursued those objects for a period of not less than one year before the making of the request concerned, (iv) that has not fewer…

I move amendment No. 79: In page 48, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(4) Where a relevant person requests a declaration under subsection (2) in respect of land or a maritime site and the relevant person is not the owner of that land or maritime site, that relevant person shall, when making the request, notify the owner of the land or maritime site, as the case may be, in writing of the making of the request.".

I move amendment No. 98: In page 56, line 18, to delete "request" and substitute "request, application".

This group of amendments relates to section 13 and licensing of appliances on public roads. I have three amendments in the group, which I will move in due course. I will address amendment No. 99, tabled by Deputies Ó Broin, Gould and Ó Snodaigh, and amendments Nos. 103 to 110, inclusive, jointly tabled by Deputies O'Callaghan, Ó Broin, Gould and Ó Snodaigh. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh outlined, amendment No. 99 seeks to add specific condition requirements to licences. It provides that they may not be granted for advertise…

I will look at that. I have not seen it. We can come back during the course of this debate or tomorrow and we will get some clarification on it. As I said, I am sure Deputy Ó Broin does not believe everything he reads in the newspapers.