Are you serious? May I speak to the amendment, with the indulgence of the Acting Chairperson?

Yes, if I may. I thank the Acting Chairperson. I appreciate that. This amendment is very important. I am sorry I missed the grouping. I made the point on Second Stage of the Bill, and to the Taoiseach when he was before the House last Thursday for statements, that the term "tenancies of indefinite duration" should not be used if sufficient protection is not provided to tenants. Doing so is disingenuous and dishonest. Essentially, how can the Government use the term "tenancies of indefinite duration" when it refuses…

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, for coming to the House. I hope he will share the details of this discussion with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin. I would have appreciated the Minister's presence here today, but I know she will be at the Oireachtas committee meeting on Wednesday. I thank the Minister of State for his time. We are losing web records at an alarming rate. Some 60% of the national libraries across Europe have in place adequ…

I thank the Minister of State for the response from the Department. I have not learned anything new. On his reference to the Act introducing a provision allowing copyright libraries to request a publisher to deposit a copy of a digital publication, the scheme is not really a scheme at all. We are aware that the NLI is understaffed by comparison with its equivalent national libraries and, therefore, actively requesting it to make copies of records is hardly realistic. It is extraordinary that the Government accepts …

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 10: In page 7, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “(6) With respect to information provided under subsection (3)(a) with regard to student accommodation, the Minister shall provide for consultation with educational institutions, representative student bodies and elected members of the planning authority, who may in the course of such a consultation set out conditions in respect of student accommodation, which the planning authority must have due regard to in rendering an opinion un…

I am conscious that the amendment was discussed earlier. It relates to consultation with educational institutions.

I move amendment No. 13: In page 8, after line 44, to insert the following: “ Insertion of section 32H into Principal Act 32H. Where new regulations with regard to planning, including regulation in respect of the environment and disability, supplementary documentation must be submitted to the planning authority by applicants who have received permission under section 32A(1), but where the development has not commenced, which demonstrate incorporation of any new regulations.”.

This amendment would require that, in the case of new regulations with regard to planning, including regulations in respect of the environment and disability, supplementary documentation which demonstrates incorporation of any new regulations must be submitted to the planning authority by applicants who have received large-scale residential development, LRD, permission but whose development has not commenced. I put that on the record on behalf of Senator Higgins.

I move amendment No. 14: In page 8, after line 44, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 32I into Principal Act 32I. (1) Where new European Union Directives are issued in respect of building standards or planning, applicants who have received LRD permission must provide supplementary documentation to the planning authority demonstrating how the applicant has incorporated the new Directives into their development. (2) Where a new LRD application must be made in respect of subsection (1) the State shall not …

I move amendment No. 15: In page 8, after line 44, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 32J into Principal Act 32J . Where an application for planning permission to which section 32A(1) applies has been granted but construction has not commenced on that site within a period of 36 months following the decision of the planning authority, such planning permission shall be revoked.”.

This amendment relates to the "use it or lose it" clause. I believe it is a good idea. Where construction has not commenced within 36 months, the permission would be revoked. It is a very good amendment but, on behalf of Senator Higgins, I will withdraw it.

I move amendment No. 16: In page 8, after line 44, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 32K into Principal Act 32K. Where an application for planning permission to which section 32A(1) applies has been the subject of more than five successful judicial reviews, the applicant shall not be eligible to apply for LRD planning permission for a period of two years.”.

I move amendment No. 17: In page 8, after line 44, to insert the following: “Insertion of section 32L into Principal Act 32L. Where an applicant has received LRD planning permission and wishes to sell the site, the applicant shall not do so with the LRD planning permission attached to it. Thus, the LRD planning permission is revoked upon the sale of the site to another person.”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 20: In page 9, line 28, after “environment,” to insert the following: “changes in building and planning guidelines, obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability or other such issues that may have arisen as part of an area development planning process,”.

I second the amendment.

On a point of order-----

For the record, I am looking to keep things the same. How could there be a cost on the Exchequer if there is no change being made? I am seeking to delete the section, so there could not possibly be a cost or charge to the Exchequer.