Amendments Nos. 204b and 205 are related to amendment No. 204a and all may be discussed together.
SECTION 64.
Amendment No. 204 not moved.
I move amendment No. 204a:
In page 81, line 44, after "available" to insert "to members of the public".
They are a response to views already expressed in the committee about having public hearings on the waste question and I think Members will welcome them.
Amendment agreed to.
I move amendment No. 204b:
In page 82, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:
"(3) The Agency and any prescribed public authority shall each publish information that has been provided to it pursuant to regulations under this section in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.'.".
Amendment agreed to.
Amendment No. 205 not moved.
Section 64, as amended, agreed to.
Section 65 agreed to.
Amendments Nos. a205a, b205a and c205a, inclusive, not moved.
Section 66 agreed to.
Amendment No. d205a not moved.
Section 67 agreed to.
Section 68 agreed to.
Amendment No. e205a not moved.
Section 69 agreed to.
NEW SECTION.
I move amendment No. 205a:
In page 86, before the First Schedule, to insert the following new section:
70.—Section 107 of the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878, and section 27 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890, shall not apply in relation to waste within the meaning of this Act.".
Amendment agreed to.
Amendments Nos. 205b and 206 not moved.
First Schedule agreed to.
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Amendments Nos. 206a and 206b not moved.
I move amendment No. 206c:
In page 88, paragraph 28, line 9, to delete "31" and substitute "33".
Amendment agreed to.
Second Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
Amendments Nos. 206d and 206e not moved.
Third Schedule agreed to.
Amendments Nos. 206f and 206g not moved.
Fourth Schedule agreed to.
Fifth Schedule agreed to.
TITLE.
Amendment No. 207 not moved.
Question proposed: "That the Title be the Title to the Bill."
I wish to give notice of my intention to bring an amendment to Part VII on Report Stage. I am considering the desirability of introducing specific provisions to the Bill dealing with the handling of abandoned vehicles and of repealing, or amending as appropriate, relevant provisions of the existing legislation which deals with that, in particular the Litter Act, 1982.
We will be delighted with that.
If it means what it says, the Minister will be in order in introducing it.
Title agreed to.
Report of Select Committee.
I propose the following draft report:
The Select Committee has considered the Bill and has made amendments thereto. The Bill, as amended, is reported to the Dáil.
Report agreed to.
Ordered to report to the Dáil accordingly.
I thank the Minister and you, Sir, for getting the Bill through Committee Stage on time. Having the meeting at 9.30 a.m. was very satisfactory. It was almost the first time all committee Members were present and perhaps there is a lesson there for the future. Meetings seemed to work better in the morning because Members did not have conflicting engagements. Maybe we could meet earlier in future to discuss Committee Stages of Bills.
Everybody knows we are out at 7.30 a.m., Deputy. I thank everybody involved in this debate. This was a businesslike meeting and it should not go unnoticed that the three Deputies primarily involved had a lot of work to do. It has been an involved Bill and members have covered themselves in glory.
I add my thanks to you, Sir, and to the other Chairmen of the committee who have dealt with the various Committee Stage sittings of this Bill. However, we may have a long Report Stage so I would not get too congratulatory yet. When this Bill is passed, I will have to bring it the Seanad and I suspect I will have to bring it back to the Dáil again. We have a long way to go but it is one of the most important Bills I have been charged with bringing through the Oireachtas.
I am grateful for the thoroughness of the Opposition spokespersons and the Government Deputies who were involved as it is a highly technical and difficult Bill. It is a pity the volume of work carried out by Deputies goes unrecognised while it is noticed if they call somebody an abusive name on the Order of Business.
Am I correct in thinking this is the last day of duty of the clerk of the committee, that she is going on to greater things? She recently accompanied a distinguished delegation from this committee to South Africa, where she was most helpful and efficient. It is only right we should convey our good wishes to her.
I thank the Minister for his unfailing courtesy at all times. This is a complex Bill and it was a great learning experience for me. I also thank his officials who were helpful when we were struggling to come to terms with the text of the Bill.
The Select Committee adjourned at 1.10 p.m.