Paudie Coffey (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 13:

In page 27, line 44, after "public to insert "within 7 days of receiving such direction".

The new section 31(19) to be inserted into the principal Act provides that, "A planning authority shall make a direction issued to it under subsection (16) available for inspection by members of the public, during office hours, at the offices of the authority". However, the subsection does not stipulate when this should be done. Amendment No. 13 suggests it should be done within seven days. No effort is made to specify for how long the direction to which the subsection refers should remain available for inspection. These are basic omissions, particularly as confusion may arise with regard to the amount of time for which the direction should remain available for inspection. A clear timeframe should be set down in the Bill. I am open to correction by the Minister of State but I seem to recall his indicating on Committee Stage that he would examine this aspect of the Bill in the context of either introducing a timeframe or clarifying the position.