I have one clarification question. The Minister of State is saying that this only applies if somebody has named a replacement and the two of them start doing official functions-----

-----rather than about an temporarily absent individual who has nobody fulfilling their functions.

Amendment No. 37 seeks to amend Government amendment No. 209, which amends section 75 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 and really worryingly inserts a new subsection (4) which reaffirms that the need to obtain maritime area consent for a development under subsection (1) is not needed for maritime uses listed under Schedule 3 of that Act. One of those usages is "maritime usage for the purposes, or consisting, of the exploration of working of petroleum (within the meaning of Petroleum and Other Minerals Develop…

I move amendment No. 1: In page 25, line 29, after “historical” to insert, “and traditional ".

I move amendment No. 3: In page 50, line 12, after “fit” to insert “, with a record of such consultations to be kept”.

I move amendment No. 4: In page 52, lines 39 and 40, to delete “, with the consent of the Minister, ".

I move amendment No. 5: In page 53, line 10, to delete “, in so far as any requirement for an EIA is concerned”

I move amendment No. 11: In page 108, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following subsection: “(6) An elected member of a local authority may, by notice in writing, request a local authority, of which they are a member, to consider creating a public right of way, under section 206 or 207 of the Act of 2000, to a registered monument situated in the authority’s functional area.”.

I move amendment No. 12: In page 108, line 11, to insert " or subsection (6) " after " subsection (5) "

I move amendment No. 14: In page 133, after line 35 to insert the following paragraph: "(b) The disapplication effected by paragraph (a) shall not apply to activities specified under subsection (2)(c) or (d).".

I move amendment No. 15: In page 147, line 30, after "non-compliance" to insert the following: ", in particular non-compliance which led to the destruction or significant alteration of an archaeological object, national monument or protected monument,"

I move amendment No. 16: In page 148, lines 30 and 31, to delete "may, at his or her discretion," and substitute "shall".

I move amendment No. 17: In page 157, line 19, after "persons" to insert the following: "with requisite qualifications or expertise or archaeology, history, culture, architectural protection or protection of natural and built heritage,".

I move amendment No. 19: In page 188, after line 35. to insert the following new subsection: "(4) Not less than 6 months following the laying of the report before each House of the Oireachtas, the Minister shall make themselves available to the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee for the purposes of discussing the report.".

I move amendment No. 21: In page 193, to delete lines 23 and 24 and susbtitute the following: "(q) a lease or licence granted under Parts 2 to 12 of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 , and where the further requirements in respect of damage to the environment referenced in subsections (1) and (2) do not apply.".".

I move amendment No. 22: In page 193, line 23, to delete "a licence granted under section 151 " and substitute "a lease or licence granted under Parts 2 to 12 ".

I move amendment No. 23: In page 194, to delete lines 20 to 25.

I move amendment No. 24: In page 194, to delete lines 20 to 25 and substitute the following: "(b) Where, pursuant to paragraph (a), the MARA is treating a relevant application (F) as a relevant application (M), the MARA— (i) may adopt any determination that has been made, before that treatment, under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011) in respect of the relevant application (F), and (ii) in respect of a determination adopted under subparagraph (i), shall pub…

I move amendment No. 25: In page 195, between lines 7 and 8 to insert the following new subsection: "(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (5) of section 131 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, a period of 3 months beginning on the date of the publication of the decision shall apply to an application for leave to apply for judicial review under Order 84 in respect of a decision or other act or omission to which this section applies.".

I move amendment No. 26: In page 198, to delete lines 20 to 25.