Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)

I take the Minister of State's point, but I do not see a reason to include this. I have no difficulty with including something that is in the national spatial strategy or in the regional planning guidelines. However, I can see no reason to include the provision relating to adjoining local authority areas. There is enough power in the Bill under A and B to do what the Minister of State wants. I accept what he says about the Seventh Schedule. I do not see why he wants to include this because it makes it easier——

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