Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 84:

In page 47, line 7, to delete “Habitats Directive)” and substitute “Habitats Directive),”.

These amendments are of a minor technical and drafting nature and do not change the content of the Bill, rather they seek to bring clarity to it by ensuring consistency in grammar and punctuation across the Bill. The sheer scale of the Bill has been widely remarked on by Deputies and stakeholders. Indeed, this is somewhat symbolic of the sheer breadth of ways that planning impacts on nearly every aspect of our daily lives. However, the compilation of the third largest Bill in the history of the State presents its logistical challenges. My Department, working closely with both the Office of Parliamentary Counsel and the Bills Office, has continued to comb through the Bill post publication to ensure the highest standards of clarity and drafting are achieved. These amendments relate to areas identified where punctuation requires repair, such as appropriate capitalisation and other minor amendments to punctuation, which do not affect the meaning or applications of the sections referred to.

I have read through all the amendments. They appear to be such changes as "and" or "it". I have nothing further to add.