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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank members for those observations. Amendments Nos. 234 to 246, inclusive, are in this grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State seems to have addressed amendment No. 241 in his amendment No. 240. I am sorry that I did not call Deputy Higgins to speak on that earlier.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 247 and 248 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 249 to 263, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 264 to 266, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: How does the Government provide for surveys outside of the 12 nautical miles at the moment? Who does one apply to for a survey on an area outside 12 nautical miles?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is it correct that when this Bill is enacted anybody who wishes to conduct a survey on an area beyond 12 nautical miles can do so through this Bill?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely. I thank Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 267 and 268 will be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 269 to 274, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 275 to 277, inclusive, are related and will be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 276 is in the names of Deputies Emer Higgins and Paul McAuliffe.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 278 to 281, inclusive, are related and will be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am satisfied and will withdraw amendment No. 216 on that basis.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 286 to 291, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 292 to 308, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: We can do that through our committee meeting.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Thank you, and I agree with you. I thank you for your engagement on this and I thank your officials for their time, briefings and the explanatory documents we were given on the Bill, as well as those from the Library and Research Service. I also thank the Bills Office, which put all this together so it flows well. A lot of work goes on. In addition, I thank the secretariat for their time,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (10 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 and has made amendments thereto.