Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I wish to raise the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2005 which is listed as one of a number of Bills before select, special or joint committees. This Bill deals with unfinished housing estates and was referred to committee last March. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is blocking the committee from dealing with it. What is the Government's intention in regard to this Bill? Is it the Government's intention to block this Bill or will it facilitate it being dealt with by the committee?

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