I move amendment No. 7: In page 27, line 11, to delete "section 34" and substitute "Part III".

I move amendment No. 8: In page 27, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(c) Notwithstanding subsection (2) — (i) an approval granted under section 226 of the Act of 2000 in relation to an application made thereunder before the commencement of that subsection shall continue to have effect, and Part XV of the Act of 2000 shall continue to apply in relation thereto, as if subsection (2) had not been commenced, and (ii) Part XV of the Act of 2000 shall continue to apply in relation to an application made…

I move amendment No. 9: In page 28, line 30, to delete "coexistance" and substitute "coexistence". Amendment No. 9 is required to address a typographical error. The purpose is to correct the misspelled "coexistance" by replacing "a" with "e". There was an amendment that arose from an Opposition proposal that we were happy to accept. While we thank Deputies for their significant and useful contributions in respect of their amendment, their proposed spelling, "coexistance", was incorrect. This amendment corrects the …

I will read the scripted response and then try to address some of the concerns, although quite a few of them have been addressed by my colleague, Deputy Matthews. Amendment No. 10 proposes that a review of the NMPF be commenced within one month of enactment of this legislation. It is similar to amendment No. 83 on Committee Stage, which proposed that the recently-made NMPF be reviewed within one year of the first publication, although that was voted against. We are now at one month post-enactment of this Bill. Inde…

On the point around marine protected areas, there are protections in place within the planning system, which, insofar as has been possible, have been written into the material considerations for both the board and local authorities, under sections 293(3) and 282(2), respectively, of the 2000 Act, as inserted by the Bill. This means that any legislation and designations emanating from the transposition of the marine strategy framework directive will be a material consideration in any planning application. In additio…

I will first address some of the issues before I give a comment specific to the amendment. We can all agree with Deputy Michael Healy-Rae that that type of activity is completely unsustainable. When we travelled around the coastal areas of the country, the last place we entered was Portmagee. We are very clear that the fishers in particular want marine protection for their own activities. That is not to say that no activities may take place in marine protected areas. It is just setting about the objectives and the …

Again, Deputy Matthews has summed up pretty much what I want to say. That there is no definition of "interim measure" would really leave us in a bind if we pursued this amendment. I would most likely have to go back out and do the public consultation again for the marine protected areas because it was not something identified in the expert group report. It is not possible to do this. As Deputy Matthews has said, we do not have a definition of "marine protected areas" in an Irish context or the legislation for those…

I move amendment No. 12: In page 30, lines 2 and 3, to delete “ section 17(2)(a) or (3)(a) , as appropriate, applies following a review referred to in that section” and substitute “initiating a review referred to in section 17(2) or (3) , as appropriate,". These amendments arise from the discussion on Committee Stage and seek to clarify when a public participation statement would be prepared in respect of both a maritime spatial plan and a DMAP. Amendment No. 12 relates to the national level plan. The purpose of th…

I move amendment No. 13: In page 31, line 26, to delete “MSP” and substitute “DMAP”.

I move amendment No. 14: In page 32, line 5, after “body” to insert “(other than a public body which falls within paragraph (d) of the definition of “public body”)”.

I move amendment No. 15: In page 34, line 32, after “colocation” to insert “or coexistence”.

I cannot give a response on that now, but I will get back to the Deputy, if that is okay.

This amendment seeks to apply the requirements of the national maritime spatial plan to what is the comprehensive sub-national planning process - designated maritime area plans, DMAPs. It would upset and interfere with the intention of the DMAP concept. I accordance with section 20 of the Bill, designated maritime area plans may be prepared in respect of specified activities for one or more designated geographical or sectoral areas, or for both. The procedures as set out in the Bill are sufficiently flexible to ena…

I move amendment No. 17: In page 35, lines 14 and 15, to delete “complying with section 22” and substitute “the relevant proposal has been approved under section 21(4)(a)”.

This amendment seeks to limit the Minister’s ability to issue a direction in respect of a DMAP and specifically limits the Minister’s ability to not require an amendment to a draft DMAP to those matters referred to in the preceding subsection that are not in the MSP directive. In other words, where there is an inconsistency with the MSP directive, the Minister must require an amendment to the draft DMAP if a direction on that basis is being issued. The Minister has a responsibility to comply with the directive. Thi…

I move amendment No. 19: In page 46, line 14, to delete “Minster” and substitute “Minister”.

I move amendment No. 20: In page 49, line 18, to delete “and (c) ” and substitute “to (d) ”. Amendment No. 20 is a technical amendment to take account of an addition to section 45(2) in respect of matters of which the Minister shall take account when appointing members of the board.

I am not sure how we could take that into consideration. With regard to this set of amendments, we were advised on Committee Stage that, to ensure confidence in the governance arrangements for the maritime area regulatory authority, MARA, a governance review of the establishing provisions was being undertaken. This review, having regard to the code of practice for governance of State bodies, has now been completed. This particular group of amendments seeks to adjust the structure of the MARA board and provide for o…

I am not sure we can correct that in this legislation.

We accept that as a given but I am not sure this is something we can address in this specific legislation. I do not believe we can.