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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Certainly.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: That is a matter for the Department of Pubic Expenditure and Reform. We will look for clarification.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I will come back to the Deputy with some general examples and a briefing. To be fair, it is different legislation and I do not have the details in front of me.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Yes, it is everything out to 12 nautical miles.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It covers everything State-owned out to 12 nautical miles. That is what applies at the moment; there is no change in this regard.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 115 proposes to set out requirements of the respective directives. Those requirements are set out in the transposing legislation. It is not necessary to restate the detail in this legislation. In fact, as mentioned earlier, there is a risk of this proposal being considered a partial transposition and therefore legally defective or a risk of divergence or inconsistency between...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It is subject to the detail set out in amendment No. 114, section 31. It is very clear from 31(1) to 31(5), inclusive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 118: In page 41, line 31, to delete all words from and including “The” down to and including “satisfied” and substitute the following: “The Minister may by regulations specify the data to which the Database applies, being data that the Minister is satisfied—”. Amendments Nos. 118 to 120, inclusive, amend section...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It will make available to the public information that is contained within the database.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I have been clear that we are talking about the area up to 12 nautical miles.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: It is set out under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act. As I understand it, as we go further out, the State has fewer economic rights but not fewer rights in terms of ownership.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: That is determined under UN agreements. I will have to come back to the Deputy on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I am happy to do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 122: In page 43, line 10, to delete "Minster" and substitute "Minister".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 123: In page 43, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: "Delegation by Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 38. (1) The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may, with the consent of the Minister and the MARA, delegate to the MARA, subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the delegation, any function of the Minister for Public Expenditure...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 126: In page 45, line 1, to delete "this Act" and substitute "Part 3, 4, 5or 6". Amendment No. 126 is a technical amendment to define more precisely MARA's role in enforcement under the referenced provisions of this Bill. Amendment No. 127 is similarly technical in nature and provides greater certainty and clarity in respect of MARA's enforcement functions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 127: In page 45, to delete lines 10 to 15 and substitute the following: “(i) the undertaking of all administrative responsibility for foreshore authorisations, including— (i) performing functions under or in relation to such authorisations as if— (I) the authorisations had been granted (or otherwise given) by the MARA, and (II) references...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 128: In page 45, line 30, to delete “UNCLOS and the Act of 2006” and substitute “the Convention and the Act of 2021”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 129: In page 46, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following: “(iv) a representative of the County and City Management Association; (v) up to six other persons (if any).”. This amendment rebalances the proposed composition of the MARA board to ensure a broader scope of representation. It demonstrates the Government’s willingness...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Planning Area Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: MAC holders will not be allowed to serve on the board itself due to potential conflicts of interest, with the exception of a representative of the County and City Management Association, CCMA, who may be from a local authority holding such an approval. As serving on a committee is at one remove from the functions of the board, and the outputs are subject to board approval, such a conflict...