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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Could I just let the Minister of State respond? Is it on the same question?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan can go ahead.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will get him to respond to Deputy Ó Broin and then I will come back to Deputy O'Callaghan. I want to try to put a bit of structure on the direction of where we are going.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. Deputy O'Callaghan wants to come in. I propose that we take a five-minute break at 11.30 a.m. if that is okay with everybody. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I propose we take a short break and the Minister of State can come back and respond. Deputy Ó Broin said there is more he wanted to deal with on this. I just want to get an idea of time until the next group as I need to organise the Chair.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do you reckon I need to organise who takes the Chair for the next session and not this session? I do not know how much you want to speak on what is left or how extensive it is.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I know this is an incredibly important aspect of the Bill. I can tell from the conversation how much study and research has been done and how important it is. We have been on it for quite a long time, so if everyone could be more concise with their contributions, I can give everyone time on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody back. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan just finished a point to which the Minister of State was going to respond.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. I was asking Deputy O'Callaghan which amendments of his in this grouping we had not addressed yet. Do Deputies Ó Broin or Ó Snodaigh wish to come in?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Are members okay to do it that way?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely. The Minister of State can go through the next grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is indeed. The Minister of State may go ahead.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Ó Snódaigh. I will bring in Deputy Ó Broin, followed by Deputy O'Callaghan, and then the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I signed the letter so I can be blamed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State might wish to respond. Before he does I inform members that we will finish at 1 p.m. I also propose that the committee will run from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. Is it likely that I will be able to put the question on amendment No. 8 before 1 p.m., as I need to organise cover for my sections coming up?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am factoring that in. We may go to 1.05 p.m. if there is a vote.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan. We had just dealt with amendment No. 8 before we suspended. We now move to amendment No. 9.