Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 166:

In page In page 69, to delete line 36 and substitute the following: “(e) the purposes for which the MAC has been granted,”.

Amendment No. 166 changes the statutory notice relating to the grant of a MAC. It replaces the text of section 81(e) “the nature of the maritime usage the subject of the MAC” to “the purposes for which the MAC has been granted”. This is being amended to clarify and remove doubt or perception that the MAC grant approves usage itself. It does not alter the substance of subsection (e).

Amendment No. 167 amends section 81 inserting a new subsection to ensure that notification of MAC approvals and refusals are published online. This amendment improves transparency relating to MAC decision-making, with which I hope members agree.