Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. There are no more comments there. We will go back to the grouping of amendments. Amendment No. 1087 is not a hill I am prepared to die on but as somebody who has grown up and always had that respect for An Bord Pleanála as an independent arbiter, notwithstanding previous events that came to light, this was why my amendment proposed to keep the name "An Bord Pleanála". It has, in general, been a very good organisation with good people working in it. I will withdraw amendment No. 1087 based on the Minister's comments on that. The Minister might consider it and have a think about it before Report Stage.