Again, we are going to move this amendment but we can take this matter to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to try to address the specific issue Deputy Boyd Barrett has raised.

If we are to pursue the matter, we need to pursue it right across the legislative process rather than just in this specific legislation. Perhaps something could be brought through following discussion with the Minister. It is something the Legislature needs to discuss more broadly.

I move amendment No. 21: In page 50, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(d) The Minister shall, in so far as is practicable, endeavour to ensure that among the members of the Board (M) there is an equitable balance between men and women.”.

I move amendment No. 22: In page 50, line 5, to delete “five” and substitute “four”.

I move amendment No. 23: In page 50, line 8, to delete “five” and substitute “four”.

I move amendment No. 24: In page 50, line 13, to delete “five” and substitute “four”.

I move amendment No. 25: In page 50, line 21, to delete “10” and substitute “eight”.

I move amendment No. 26: In page 51, line 4, to delete “10” and substitute “eight”.

I move amendment No. 27: In page 54, line 24, to delete “Any five members of the Board (M)” and substitute the following: “Any number of members of the Board (M) that is not fewer than the quorum for a meeting of the Board (M)”.

I move amendment No. 28: In page 54, line 27, to delete “five” and substitute “that number of”.

I move amendment No. 29: In page 56, line 20, to delete “Government” and substitute “Board (M)”.

I move amendment No. 30: In page 56, line 35, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Board (M) with the prior approval of the Minister given”.

I move amendment No. 31: In page 57, line 10, to delete “Minister” and substitute “Board (M)”.

I move amendment No. 32: In page 57, lines 11 to 13, to delete all words from and including “The” in line 11 down to and including “opinion” in line 13 and substitute the following: “The Board (M) may, at any time and with the prior approval of the Minister, remove the chief executive officer from office if, in the opinion of the Board (M)”.

I move amendment No. 33: In page 57, line 20, to delete “Government” and substitute “Board (M)”.

I move amendment No. 34: In page 58, line 11, to delete “exercised” and substitute “performed”.

I move amendment No. 35: In page 63, line 26, to delete “five” and substitute “three”.

I move amendment No. 36: In page 64, line 25, to delete “two” and substitute “three”.

I move amendment No. 37: In page 64, lines 34 to 38, to delete all words from and including “Not” in line 34 down to and including line 38 and substitute the following: “Subject to subsections (2) and (4) , the MARA shall, not later than 30 June in each year, prepare and adopt, and submit to the Minister, a report in writing (in this section referred to as the “annual report”) on its activities during the immediately preceding calendar year. (2) The first annual report shall be prepared in respect of the period beg…

This amendment effectively seeks to restrict significantly the scope of activities that can be considered for a maritime area consent, MAC, in a specific zone and, in so doing, to control development in the maritime area. It is important to remember a MAC is merely a right to occupy a part of the maritime area, conditional on securing other necessary approvals. It is not a permission to undertake works, development or activities provided for under the Planning Acts or in licensing, and it is not a development contr…