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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Amendment No. 61 is a straightforward amendment. It has been drafted by the Association of Irish Local Government. It is one of a group of amendments it sent to all Deputies on the committee urging them to support them. It is very straightforward. It is an attempt to have a greater level of transparency and accountability. The Minister of State will see from the amendment that it requires...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I wish to respond to the Minister of State and to speak to amendment No. 70 because it is in this group and then we can proceed. I am genuinely surprised by the Minister of State's response because, on the one hand, he seems to be saying that there is a provision elsewhere in the Bill for annual reports, but the provision that there would be an initial annual report and then a report every...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 61: In page 11, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following: "(2) The Agency shall furnish an annual report to the Minister and the relevant Oireachtas Committee regarding progress towards achieving the purposes of this Act.".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 70: In page 12, line 3, to delete "as soon as practicable" and substitute "within 30 days".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 71: In page 13, to delete lines 5 and 6 and substitute "establish a non-commercial semi-state agency.". I have two amendments in this grouping, Nos. 71 and 74, which I will discuss together. Amendment No. 71 is one of the most fundamental amendments my colleague Deputy Gould and I have tabled. It is to make the case for a land development agency, if such an entity...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He indicated that establishing the Land Development Agency as a non-commercial semi-State body would create a considerable expense on the Exchequer. Every single euro the LDA acquires through the ISIF or borrowing and every euro it spends for the next number of years is on balance sheet. That is the current position. If it is the intention of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a question. Could the Minister enlighten us on what "as soon as practicable" means in legislative terms?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 74: In page 13, to delete lines 7 to 10.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 75: In page 13, line 22, to delete “manage and develop” and substitute “assemble”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 77: In page 13, line 23, after “development” to insert the following: “by Local Authorities, Approved Housing Bodies, Community Housing Trusts and other not for profit bodies”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 80: In page 13, line 27, after “of” to insert “social and affordable”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 81: In page 13, to delete lines 28 to 32.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 82: In page 13, to delete line 33.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 84: In page 14, line 1, to delete “to develop, or”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move 85: In page 14, to delete lines 5 to 14.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 87: In page 14, line 17, after “schools,” to insert “road, cycling and other active mobility infrastructure,”.