James Bannon (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 7, to delete lines 37 to 42 and substitute the following:

"(7) In this section 'appropriate planning authority' means the appropriate planning authority that would have ordinarily dealt with the application referred to in that subsection, prior to the enactment of section 3 of thePlanning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006.".

This amendment is related to amendment No. 2. Delays in decisions in the planning process by the relevant local authority in the past were often caused by the submission of a poorly-prepared application and environmental impact statement. Acceptance of this amendment would strengthen, tidy and bring greater clarity to this section. The wording of the definition proposed in the amendment, if accepted, would greatly benefit the Bill. Perhaps the Minister will consider accepting this amendment.

Amendment No. 58 is a technical amendment. It proposes:

In page 15, to delete lines 18 to 24 and substitute the following:

"(9) In this section, 'appropriate planning authority' has the meaning assigned to it in section 37B(7).".

Perhaps the Minister will also consider accepting this amendment.