Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)

I call for silence please.

Government amendment No. 23:

In page 13, paragraph (c), to delete lines 18 to 32 and substitute the following:

"(c) by the insertion of the following paragraph after subsection (5)(a):

"(aa) Following consideration of the proposed variation and the report of the manager under paragraph (a) where a planning authority, after considering a submission of, or observation or recommendation from the Minister made to the authority under this section or from a regional authority made to the authority under section 27C, decides not to comply with any recommendation made in the proposed variation and report, it shall so inform the Minister or regional authority, as the case may be, as soon as practicable by notice in writing which notice shall contain reasons for the decision.",".