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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: Does that satisfy Deputy Gould?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: We shall move on to the last grouping of amendments, Nos. 318 to 323, which relate to the Maritime Area Planning Act.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: Again, a briefing note on this would be very helpful to Members.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: That briefing document would be helpful. Deputy Gould has raised a number of questions that were not raised at our briefing, so the Minister of State might supply him and the other members of the committee with a more detailed briefing taking them into account. There will be Report Stage and a Stage to debate amendments proposed by the Seanad, and a lot of those questions could be addressed...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 and has made amendments thereto.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their engagement. It has been a long Committee Stage session, so I thank them for their time.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (6 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: The Minister of State was waiting to make that joke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: We are in public session. We are joined by the Minister of State, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, accompanied by his officials. We are here to discuss some planning regulations. Members have been circulated with the relevant papers. I invite the Minister of State to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. I believe that other documentation has also been circulated to the committee explaining these matters. Responding to the raised hands of the members, I will call Deputy Ó Broin, and Senators Cummins and Fitzpatrick. As the committee has a briefing at 4 p.m., I kindly ask that members might be direct and to the point and to identify which planning...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: We have already legislated for that under the Valuation Act. This is about the fees that apply to pre-planning consultation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: I have two brief questions before I bring the Deputy in. We have a briefing to attend at 4 p.m. On the matter of fees and pre-planning for flexibility - we legislated for that flexibility around this time last year - has guidance been given to planning authorities on how to judge flexibility in those?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: The regulations will commence that Part of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: Will the Minister of State confirm I correctly understood the discussion on planning exemptions, fire certificates and so on? Fire certificates and all other certificates must be in order for a commencement notice to be issued. A commencement notice does not have to be issued to do this, so how can we ensure the fire certification is appropriate and valid?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: Okay. There is a parallel process. It is not a commencement notice. There is a notification to the local authority that the developer is availing of the exemption to convert accommodation. There is a fire certificate and that has to be-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023) Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. Members have had the opportunity to consider the draft regulations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: As we have now completed our consideration of the draft regulations, the clerk will send a message to that effect to the Clerks of the Dáil and the Seanad in accordance with Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. Under Dáil Standing Order 100(2) and Seanad Standing Order 77(2), the message is deemed to be a report of the committee.
- Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I never underestimate or take for granted the absolute privilege it is to stand in our Oireachtas and propose changes to legislation. I want to thank my research team who worked on getting the Bill to this stage with me, namely, Darragh Mowlds, Kate Ruddock and Bríd McGrath. I would not have got this far without them. The Bill...
- Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (13 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: Before I close, on behalf of my colleagues and everyone else in the House, I thank all of the staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for the incredible work they do. I mean everyone, from the restaurant staff to the porters, from the ushers to IT staff, from facilities staff to those in the Bills Office and the secretariat. Without their work, we could not do our work, and it is important to...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jul 2023)
Steven Matthews: 106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33515/23]