I move amendment No. 102: In page 89, to delete lines 12 to 14.

I move amendment No. 103: In page 89, to delete line 23.

I move amendment No. 105: In page 90, to delete lines 31 to 41, to delete pages 91 to 103, and in page 104, to delete lines 1 to 5.

I move amendment No. 108: In page 94, to delete lines 24 to 39, to delete pages 95 to 103, and in page 104, to delete lines 1 to 5.

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Given that the senior Minister has now gone, having responded to the amendments, I do not expect the Minister of State to change that. It gives me an opportunity to talk about two of the amendments out of this group before us that are very pertinent to the Minister of State as a member of the Green Party. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, has dealt with them but I will just touch on two. Amendment No. 124 relates to the insertion between lines 16 and 17 of the words, "provi…

I move amendment No. 123: In page 118, to delete lines 14 to 16 and substitute the following: “(3) A development management statement shall include objectives for the preservation of public rights of way which give access to seashore, mountain, lakeshore, riverbank, monument or other places of natural beauty or recreational utility, which public rights of way shall be identified both by marking them on at least one of the maps forming part of the development management statement and by indicating their location on …

I move amendment No. 124: In page 119, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(x) provisions, plans or existing rural housing,”.

I move amendment No. 125: In page 121, to delete lines 1 to 39, and in page 122, to delete lines 1 to 19.

I move amendment No. 127: In page 122, to delete lines 36 to 38.

I move amendment No. 128: In page 123, to delete line 21.

I move amendment No. 129: In page 124, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(x) prescribed body,”.

I move amendment No. 136: In page 148, to delete lines 16 to 40, to delete pages 149 to 162, and in page 163, to delete lines 1 to 31.

I move amendment No. 137: In page 148, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(1) Nothing in this section shall be commenced without consultation, approval and explicit permission listed in the National Planning Statement.”.

I move amendment No. 141: In page 150, to delete lines 6 and 7 and substitute the following: “(11) A direction under paragraph (b) of subsection (9) shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas by the Minister before it is put to a vote either as a motion or a Bill.”.

Amendment No. 152 forms part of Chapter 5, entitled Development Plans. It includes Part 3 of the Bill, entitled Plans, Policy and Related Matters. Amendment No. 152 seeks to delete lines 18 to 40 on page 183 of the Bill, to delete pages 184 to 186, and on page 187, to delete lines 1 to 31. This was proposed by Senator McDowell and I support it. The rationale behind the amendment is to delete section 78 which provides for the assessment of urban area plans, priority area plans and coordinated area plans by Office of…

I do not think the Minister of State was in the House when I referred earlier to the Green Party's planning policy document of 2023. I acknowledge the significant recommendation by his party in regard to the Planning Regulator. He is the lead man in his party on this area given his brief in the Department. The proposal is for a national planning information agency. This Green Party initiative is a really good one, which I commend. The agency, it is proposed, would come within the remit of the OPR. It should be mand…

The Minister of State's party needs to get it ready.

I move amendment No. 152: In page 183, to delete lines 18 to 40, to delete pages 184 to 186, and in page 187, to delete lines 1 to 31.

I move amendment No. 154: In page 187, to delete lines 32 to 40, to delete pages 188 to 190, and in page 191, to delete lines 1 to 26.

I move amendment No. 156: In page 194, to delete lines 25 to 41, and in page 195, to delete lines 1 to 23.