Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is the way to go. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016, as passed by Dáil Éireann, states: "The Government shall submit the draft of the revised or new National Planning Framework, together with the Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment Report for the approval of each House of the Oireachtas before it is published".

The Minister of State has been very courteous in his dealings. Many amendments were moved today and the Minister of State has worked with Members in this regard. I want to give credit where it is due, such as with the transport authority. In fairness, he has been really good in his work on this but this issue is of great importance as it is a 2040 framework plan. We need to have it voted on in the Dáil. The purpose of my amendment today is to ensure it will come to the Dáil and the Seanad for a vote.

The Minister of State has worked very hard on this and I want to pay credit where it is due.