Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It does not bother me either. This is a planning Bill and to get it right I would rather we were all on the one page with this. We have time before Report Stage to find a way by which we can agree on this. That is all I am saying. By all means the Senator can press his amendment to a vote, but his amendment relates to regulations, not legislation. That is his recommendation just in case he wants to check it. I am happy for us to take out the amendments and the Senator can press them if he wants, but I would rather we use the time wisely, which we did during the past month, to reach a compromise on this position in the next few weeks. Senator Humphreys made a very strong case here tonight as to the reason it should be for the whole electoral area with respect to the development plan. It makes a great deal of sense. I am very close to agreeing with him. That is what I am trying to say to him.