Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Sorry. Yes, I had been looking to come in on amendment No. 30. I have been looking to come in for a while on amendment No. 390 while this is being discussed. I absolutely hear what the Minister says about the priority area plans, but our amendment No. 390 does not advocate a one-size-fits-all approach. It is absolutely appropriate to a planning Bill to put in a provision that there will be an obligation to prepare Gaeltacht housing and population development strategies in these relevant areas. I am listening to what the Minister says. I think this amendment, if it were passed, would very much complement, strengthen and enhance what the Minister is talking about in terms of priority area plans and would give that robust legal framework around priority area plans to ensure, in terms of everything we are talking about here, that they achieve what we want them to achieve in Gaeltacht areas. There is a lot in this amendment that is very good, so even if the Minister does not accept our amendment, I urge him to look closely at what is in this one. If even some of this were adopted and put into the legislation, it would go a really long way towards achieving what needs to be done, and I think that would complement what the Minister is talking about in terms of priority area plans.