Alex White (Labour)

I do not wish to prolong this because we are not on the same wavelength on this issue. If we accept the Minister of State's amendment, the Bill will require a notice requirement only where there was a previous plan. If there was no previous plan then subsection (c) does not apply. That is the effect of the amendment. I am trying to find out what are the notice requirements in circumstances where there is no previous plan. Maybe they are the ones that are set out in section 20 of the principal Act. I do not wish to prolong this discussion but I did not receive a clear answer or at least not one that I understand clearly. Maybe I am the problem. It is no answer to say that it is only one word. There are many words that on their own can make a significant difference to a Bill.

I am still wondering what the Minister of State has to say about amendment No. 29 in respect of zonings. I am open to correction but my understanding is that a mainstream zoning decision under a development plan will endure indefinitely. They are in place year to year, development plan to development plan.

Progress reported; Committee to sit again.