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

Let us deal with these amendments first and we can deal with the other amendment afterwards.

I am happy to see the language, as it was originally set out in the Bill, changed. It was one of the things I had queried because the provision seemed too broad and, as the Minister said, could be interpreted more widely than was the original intention. However, I am still a little concerned about the new language, although I am open to being convinced in that regard. I will briefly outline my concerns and I invite the Minister to convince me of the merits because I am keen to be helpful.

Section 20 sets out the rules for the review of the framework and some of the other sections, with similar replacement wording, are for reviews of other aspects of plan-making. My interpretation of those sections is that the primary legislation sets out the rules of the game and the way things need to be done. While I absolutely accept that not complying with one or all of those rules should not be the only grounds to invalidate a plan, it begs the question as to why they are in the legislation in the first place.