Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 8:

In page 5, to delete lines 7 and 8.

Baineann an leasú seo le alt 70B(3)(d) den Bhille. Ta sé leagtha síos sa Bhille gur féidir aon eolas breise a chur leis an iarratas agus gan é a lua i reachtaíocht. Tá sé seo tromchúiseach ionas go mbaineann impleachtaí móra leis ó thaobh costais, mar a dúirt muid cheana. Beidh an EPA, an údarás áitiúil nó an Aire in ann aon eolas breise a leagadh síos ag aon am sa todhchaí. Má táimid chun an chumhacht seo a thabhairt don Roinn - aon eolas breise a chur leis an iarratas ag aon am sa todhchaí - cruthóidh sé deacracht mór. Beidh impleachtaí ann ó thaobh eolas a chur ar fáil agus eolas a fháil. Beidh impleachtaí ann ó thaobh na coinníollacha a bhaineann le iarratas a dhéanamh. Beidh impleachtaí ann ó thaobh an costas a bhaineann le iarratas a dhéanamh. Téann sé ar aghaidh agus ar aghaidh.

This refers to a wide and sweeping subsection of section 4, that is, 70B(3)(d), which states "contain such other information as may be prescribed, and". We touched on this point earlier. If I heard the Minister correctly, he stated that if a septic tank or wastewater treatment system is located in a special protection area, a special area of conservation or a national heritage area, then no septic tank upgrade works, irrespective of whether they put in on any of the special protection areas, heritage areas or surrounding areas, would require an ecological report or other scientific report. Is that correct? How, therefore, would this meet the criteria set down in the special protection area classification? Will the Minister explain this?