Yes, that is what I will speak to now very briefly.

I appreciate that but we have quite a lot of amendments to go through so you will be happy to know, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, that I am not going to always take the seven minutes when it is not required. First, I thank the Minister for the explanation on the amendments he got through. We might get to some of the others. In the interests of time, because we have a lot of amendments to go through, and I am particularly keen to have as much time to scrutinise the new Government amendments, these two amendments to amend…

I am still a little confused about the allowed speaking times.

Absolutely. I have a couple of technical questions for the Minister. On amendment No. 827, I am seeking clarification regarding the reference to section 19 (6A) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended. We have had a lot of debate on the existing legislation and the setting of RPZs. There was a procedure relating to properties in a split local electoral area, LEA. Is there anything in amendment No. 827, in the reference to section 19 (6A), to deal with those portions of existing LEAs that are not within th…

I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 1: After “2000,” to insert “to amend the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act 1964, the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001, the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021,”.

I move amendment No. 8: In page 27, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Legal acts of the European Union and International Conventions given effect to by this Act 2. Effect or further effect, as the case may be, is given by this Act to— (a) an Act specified in Part 1 of the Table to this section, adopted by an institution of the European Union or, where appropriate, to part of such an Act, and (b) an International Convention specified in Part 2 of the Table to this section, ratified by either the Eur…

I move amendment No. 9: In page 27, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Legal acts of the European Union and International Conventions given effect to by this Act 2. Effect or further effect, as the case may be, is given by this Act to— (a) an Act specified in Part 1 of the Table to this section, adopted by an institution of the European Union or, where appropriate, to part of such an Act, and (b) an International Convention specified in Part 2 of the Table to this section, ratified by either the Eur…

I move amendment No. 10: In page 27, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following “ “Aarhus Convention” means the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters done in the Danish city of Aarhus on 25 June 1998;”.

I move amendment No. 11: In page 27, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “ “Abstraction of Drinking Water Directive” means Council Directive 75/440 EEC of 16 June 1975 concerning the quality required of surface water intended for the abstraction of drinking water in the Member States;”.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 13: In paragraph (b), after “Act” to insert the following: “where the prescription of either publication in paragraph (a) or (b) above, prioritises the effective accessibility of the publication given factors including its circulation figures in the functional area of the authority concerned, the overall costs associated with purchasing or accessing it, and the quality of its archive and costs associated with accessing archive editions of the publication”. In the context of o…

I thank the Minister for his replies and clarification. All I ask with respect to the regulations and guidance for authorities utilising newspapers as per amendment No. 13 is to make sure that in those regulations publications that have the maximum coverage, especially in those areas where residents will have the greatest level of impact, are advised on or used as best as possible. With respect to the definition of "statutory undertaker" on page 38, as read by the Minister, that does not just include primary contra…

I move amendment No. 14: In page 29, line 35, to delete “Chief Planning Commissioner” and substitute “Príomh Choimisinéir Pleanála”.

I move amendment No. 15: In page 30, line 10, to delete “ “Commission” ” and substitute “ “Coimisiún” ”.

I move amendment No. 16: In page 30, line 11, to delete “ “Commissioners” ” and substitute “ “Coimisinéirí” ”.

I move amendment No. 17: In page 30, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “ “competent in the Irish language” means spoken competency at level B2 or higher under the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;”.

I move amendment No. 18: In page 30, line 16, to delete “ “Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner” ” and substitute “ “Leas Phríomh Choimisinéir Pleanála” ”.

I move amendment No. 19: In page 31, to delete lines 10 to 12 and substitute the following: “ “Environmental Impact Assessment Directive” means Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private project…

I move amendment No. 20: In page 32, line 32, to delete “ “Governing Board” ” and substitute “ “Bord Rialúcháin” ”.

I move amendment No. 21: In page 33, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “Landscape Convention” means the European Landscape Convention done at Florence on 20 October 2000;”.

I move amendment No. 26: In page 34, line 3, to delete “ “Maritime Area Regulatory Authority” ” and substitute “ “an tÚdarás Rialála Limistéir Mhuirí” ”.