Where in the group is there a reference to rural planning guidelines?

There is not-----

It is not, in fairness. We are not going to make any progress.

Which is what I have done and I did not interrupt anyone.

I do not want to interrupt anyone.

We certainly will not.

I will speak to amendments Nos. 118, 119 and 122 to 124, inclusive, which are in my name. The purpose of these amendments is to amend sections 29, 30 and 35. I will start with amendments Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive, which relate to the monitoring of the regional spatial and economic strategy, RSES. I understand that some amendments we made to the Bill in the Dáil in respect of this matter. The amendments are designed to reduce the time for the making of the regional economic and spatial strategy from four years to t…

I note the request to withdraw amendments Nos. 122 to 124, inclusive. I want some clarity. The Minister of State understands the point I am making about the sequencing. Notwithstanding that one report is every three years and another report is every four years, if we start from 2024, today, and fast forward three years, as is in the Bill, that gets us to 2027, and if we fast forward four years from now, we get to 2028. That is perfect; the reports are one year apart. If, however, we fast forward three years on from…

I move amendment No. 118: In page 80, to delete lines 14 to 16 and substitute the following: “(f) the formation of a metropolitan area strategic plan implementation and delivery board within each regional assembly for each metropolitan area strategic plan area, and the formation of an implementation and delivery board for each regional assembly, to include constituent local authorities, relevant public bodies, and their relevant agencies and other relevant bodies. These implementation and delivery boards shall impl…

I move amendment No. 119: In page 80, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(d) make new metropolitan area strategic plans in accordance with section 29(5) .”.

I moved amendment No. 122: In page 89, line 32, to delete “4 years” and substitute “3 years”.

I move amendment No. 123: In page 89, line 33, to delete “4 years” and substitute “3 years”.

I move amendment No. 124: In page 89, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following “(5) In the event that the commencement of a review of a regional spatial and economic strategy is due to occur in the same year as the preparation of a monitoring report of the regional spatial and economic strategy in the same regional assembly area, the progress report under subsection (3) and the monitoring report under subsection (5) shall be prepared and published one year earlier than the timelines set out in those subsect…

I do not know where to start after listening to that tirade from Senator McDowell. Perhaps when I am making my contribution, the Senator might go beyond page 108 of the Bill, go to page 137, and actually read section 58, which refers to variations of the development plan. He will see some of the recommendations that we as members of the joint committee, including a number of us present, fed in as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process, where we made similar points to those made by Senator Burke about local au…

That happens.

That happens.

Not to labour the point, but I ask the Senator to look at section 58(12)(e). Where, in proposing a variation the members of an authority are not in compliance with the Office of the Planning Regulator or the Minister, they have to give notice of the reasons for the decision not to comply with the recommendations concerned.

No, that is it. There is no recommendation. Let us be very clear. Senator McDowell is suggesting that there is some sort of other veto, but that is not in the Bill before us. We need to be honest about that. It is clear in section 58(12)(e).

No.

I remember telephone books.