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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: Yes, I have no issue with that. It can be brought in on Report Stage. I apologise to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. Does he wish to continue?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: Yes. It goes on to page 24 as well.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I apologise. That was the question I omitted. We are looking at doing it through the DMAPS maps process to predesignate areas in advance of the legislation coming through from the office of the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. As I have said before, he is going to give an update here on that as well.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I have no issue in having a look at that aspect as well, in terms of what Deputy Cian O'Callaghan raised and what I have articulated here about what Deputy Boyd Barrett has in the amendment. We can take a look at that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I might not be let back in here again with all these commitments I am giving. It is a risk.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: Yes, it is there. It is in section 6(3)(d).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: That is section 46. We have not got to it yet.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 31: In page 23, line 35, to delete “to(5)” and substitute “to(8)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: Six months.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: We will do our best on it. The Deputies can resubmit the amendment on Report Stage if they so wish.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I do not want to be accused of misinformation so let me check. We will try our best to come up with a version that, hopefully, agrees with the principles that are set out in the amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I will explain the rationale.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 35: In page 24, line 9, 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: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I must be technically accurate. What is in the legislation is a maximum of six years. I do not want to be accused of giving an inaccurate response. Additionally, I am saying it is the intention of the Government is to have it done earlier than that timeframe. It is as much as I can say at the moment. Notwithstanding the comments from the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, in the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 4: In page 16, to delete line 12. Amendment No. 4 and the grouping amendments are technical amendments required to remove outdated references to the Continental Shelf Act 1968 and Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 and replace with appropriate references to the "Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021" and sections thereof. Colleagues will note the recent...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 6: In page 17, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: " "continental shelf" shall be construed in accordance with the Act of 2021;".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I am happy to give that assurance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 18: In page 21, lines 17 and 18, to delete “within the meaning of section 82 of the Act of 2006” and substitute “as construed in accordance with the Act of 2021”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Peter Burke: The Maritime Jurisdiction Act sets the territory. It is very clear.