Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

The amendment proposes to insert the phrase "where applicable" in the paragraph permitting the board to indicate that it considered granting permission subject to the applicant for permission submitting revised drawings, with the addition of the phrase "where applicable". This is unnecessary because the section states that the board has an absolute discretion as to when it can fulfil the function outlined in the section. The provision concerned, therefore, is one of the important changes sought by the board to allow it greater flexibility and powers in handling major applications and will allow the board ensure the right development in the right place. For this reason and because I do not believe the addition of the phrase would add anything to the Bill and as it runs contrary to the earlier editing that Senator Bannon was proposing, I regret I cannot accept the amendment.