John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)

Amendment No. 9 amends section 30 of the Act of 2024 to clarify the trigger for the first review of an existing regional spatial and economic strategy under the Act of 2024 and is necessary for the commencement of Part 3 of the Act of 2024. Section 31 currently provides that a regional assembly shall commence a review of the RSES not later than six months after the publication of a revised or new NPF under Chapter 2 of the Act of 2024. As a revised NPF was recently published under the Act of 2000 and will continue in force under the Act of 2024. This amendment provides that a regional assembly shall commence a review of the RSES not later than six months after the commencement of section 21(6) of the Act of 2024, which provides for the existing NPF to continue in force. This ensures that once Part 3 is commenced, the RSES will be reviewed in line with the requirements of the Act of 2024 and updated accordingly.