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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We are dealing with item No. 6, which is a discussion on strategic housing developments, SHDs. From An Bord Pleanála we are joined in person by Mr. Paul Hyde, deputy chair, and Ms Rachel Kenny, director of planning. From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage we are joined through video link by Mr. Terry Sheridan and Mr. Paul Hogan, of the planning division. Members...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Mr. Sheridan will make the Department's opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Sheridan. We will move to the question and answer session now so I remind members to confine their contributions to five minutes. That is five minutes for questions and answers. When we stick to that we can generally fit in a second round. I also remind members not to comment on current planning applications, applications that may be at a pre-application stage or those that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We will rotate. As members ask questions, others can then move in and we can free up a microphone space for the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will keep an eye on that. I call Deputy McAuliffe, who is sharing time with Senator Fitzpatrick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: There is a small window of opportunity to answer that range of questions but I am sure they will be answered over the course of other questions. Does the Senator want to direct that question to the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry but we are just out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We can possibly return to those answers but I have to move on to the next member now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Are those questions for the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Those questions need to be answered in the next minute, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We can allow a bit of time. Those are good questions. I will keep an eye on the clock. I ask Mr. Sheridan to answer the first few questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We are just out of time and will have to wrap up. We will come back to the issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will allow an answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: That applies to all timelines in planning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Is that question directed to An Bord Pleanála or the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will ask the board to answer first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Does that answer the questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I am going to move on to Senator Moynihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Which of the witnesses wishes to go first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: There was also a question for the Department but we are almost out of time. We might be able to return to that question.