Kieran Phelan (Fianna Fail)

Amendments Nos. 40 and 41 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Government amendment No. 40:

In page 23, to delete lines 15 to 18 and substitute the following:

"(b) shall consult with the manager and elected members of the planning authority,

(c) may consult with the regional authority and persons who made submissions under subsection (7)(c), and".