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

I want to deal with amendment No. 604 or first, if the Cathaoirleach does not mind. We can deal with amendment No. 605 second. I do not understand why this is being removed. Section 83 of the Bill is headed "Matters to which planning authority and Commission shall have regard". Section 83(3) outlines that, where a decision with respect to an application for permission is being considered, the planning authority and commission shall have regard to a list of circumstances and agencies. If I understand it right, the Minister seems to be suggesting that, because licences from the EPA would be required for such facilities, there is no need to replicate that condition in the planning permission. However, they are two separate things. One is a permission for use or development while the other is a licence to operate. Why is this being removed? There is no reason it should not remain a consideration for the planning authority or commission in its decision or the subject of an attaching condition.