Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is a supplementary point. The Bill as drafted outlines a clear procedure for either rescinding or replacing a section 28 mandatory ministerial guideline. The challenge with amendment No. 188 is that any guidelines under section 52 of the 2000 Act - I presume there is a list of the guidelines issued thereunder - will continue in force until the “first issuing of a National Planning Statement".

My concern about this amendment is that it does not explicitly state that the national planning policy statement has to be relevant to the particular section 52 guideline. I wonder if the wording is too general.