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

No. In other previous discussions, I had said, as did the Minister, Deputy Murphy, that we would go to this, but that it needed more clarity. Let us very clear on this. We agreed before the end of Committee Stage we would clarify that we wanted to go to a zero rate. We are doing that. We will have Report Stage. I suggest, for the final time, that the Senator does not call a vote on this today. He can call a vote on the same issue on Report Stage, on the same amendment if he wants. He can do it on whatever Stage he prefers. All I am saying is that, in my view, it is unnecessary to do that. If the Senator wants to do it for whatever reasons, he can go ahead and do it, but we have Report Stage next week and we can tease it out then.

Another issue to be teased out relates to the areas on which we would agree. We will all, hopefully, be enacting this planning Bill and I would like us to get agreement on it. However, by all means, it is up to the Senators to decide on this.