Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Steven MatthewsSteven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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I am going to move this along. Several matters have come up here. One is the matter raised by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan about laying before the Oireachtas something under section 4(6). Another is the fact that there does not seem to be anything to compel an amendment to primary legislation for something that is done under section 4(6). The third issue is that the amendment submitted proposes to delete this completely but the advice of the OPC is that this should be included, notwithstanding the two issues raised by Deputies O'Callaghan and Ó Broin.

That is my understanding of the issue with amendment No. 42, but you will have a look and see if that-----