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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: -----subsection 98(2) is a provision that already exists.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Let me get absolute clarity for the Deputy on this once I-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: That is what I am trying to clarify.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Subsection 98(4) is effectively a new provision, but the remainder of that section is an existing provision. The other provisions that are there-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I did not know that point was made before. It might be helpful for the purpose of letting the officials speak, because they have some information which they cannot speak to in public session, if members wanted to go into private session for two minutes so we can get this clarified.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. I think that would be useful, if that is okay with you, Chair, and the members.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Amendment No. 670 is just to remove a comma.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 666: In page 220, line 3, after “weeks” to insert “, or such longer period as the applicant may consent to in accordance with subsection (2),".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 670: In page 220, line 36, to delete “subsection,” and substitute “subsection”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 673: In page 221, line 25, to delete “section,” and substitute “section”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy. The term "housing market" refers to the full housing market, be it public or private, and all tenures of housing being delivered within a local authority area. One would also expect that would covers things such as changes in census results, which would be dealt with anyway. I assure the Deputy that the term "housing market" does not just relate to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There is not such a definition that I know of.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If it is required, we could come back to it and include in brackets after the term "housing market", the phrase "all tenures or-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We have got to try to define it as best as possible too so it is not open to other interpretations of what should be there. I am quite content with the existing definition in section 55, but, as I said, if members come back and indicate how we might be able to further clarify it, I am certainly to certainly having a look at it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I assure the Deputy that it does right now, but I get the point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 499: In page 136, to delete lines 20 to 23 and substitute the following: "(19) A failure to comply with subsection (3), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16) or (18) within the time period specified therein shall not of itself invalidate a variation of a development plan.".