When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Is that agreed? Agreed.

I thank the Senator. We will proceed with the debate.

We are moving on now.

I thank Senator Gavan. Normally I would not try to curtail Senators' time but I am doing so now only for one reason and with a view to being helpful to colleagues. This motion has to be concluded at 12.45 p.m. There is just less than ten minutes left. I will call colleagues according the order in which they offered to speak. We have a burgeoning speaker list, for some reason. If Members want to co-operate and help each another, they should speak for a minimal amount of time.

We have less than five minutes remaining. We will take the following speakers in this order: Senator Gallagher, Senator Crowe, Senator Craughwell, Senator Garvey, Senator Keogan and Senator O'Loughlin. If Members want to do 40-second speeches, everyone will get in. I cannot stop them if they do not want to.

Senator Gallagher was very helpful to his colleagues. Can Senator Crowe emulate that?

We are going well. We may get everyone in if we keep it up.

I am well aware of Senator Craughwell's eloquence and of his capacity to go on. We are now down to 30 seconds or less for each Senator.

What a good example Senator Garvey has set. Can Senator Keogan match it? If she can, we may get to everyone.

We will have no interruptions.

I will allow Senators O'Loughlin and Davitt one sentence each, just to be fair, but we have actually run out of time.

The Senator has got an hour-long speech into a minute. That takes intelligence.

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I thank the Minister. Before calling the first Senator, I note that he said that the amendments in group 1 pertain to the Title, preamble, definitions and citations. They include amendments Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, and amendment No. 18.

Yes.

We now move to the amendments in group 2, which pertain to planning and development and substitute consent. The Minister will discuss the subject matter of amendments Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive, and Seanad Report Stage amendment No. 1. I hope that is clear and I ask the Minister to address this group of amendments.

No, we have three hours.