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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: We have a meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. and for people's welfare they need to have a break.

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

Steven Matthews: I call the Minister of State on amendment No. 410.

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

Steven Matthews: I can.

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

Steven Matthews: Please repeat that.

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

Steven Matthews: On the basis of what Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, committed to before the break, I would expect that this amendment will be considered in the same vein.

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

Steven Matthews: Can I just ask Deputy Ó Broin to clarify something, so that I can understand what he is trying to do here? It is already set out how to create an SAAO, but the Deputy is seeking to have creating an SAAO as an objective within a strategy as well, is that it?

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

Steven Matthews: They may also be created by a reserved function. One could argue that tree preservation orders should be in here too, but there is a distinct section in the Bill to create orders for tree preservation and to create special amenity area orders. I do not know if that would add to the conflict. Is that another omission? We might ask the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to consider if that...

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 has outlined that the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will take the Deputy's proposal on board. I have been taking note, as I am sure others have, of commitments to return to. I do not think we will get any progress on this now so I suggest we move on from it.

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

Steven Matthews: Section 202 of the current Act.

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

Steven Matthews: Can I clarify that what we are trying to communicate back to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, is that the process for making up an order will not change in this Bill. It will remain exactly the same as that provide for in the 2000 Act. The question we want the Minister of State to answer is if he could consider adding it to the strategy on built and natural heritage. Can we agree on...

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

Steven Matthews: Is there anything else on this grouping?

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.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 21, 25, 26, 581, 582, 586 to 589, inclusive, 643, 646, 678, 777, 790, 792, 795, 852 and 877 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

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

Steven Matthews: Could we have an example?

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

Steven Matthews: The Deputy is referring to another EU directive.

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

Steven Matthews: They are done separately, though, are they not?

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

Steven Matthews: Will the Deputy clarify that for me? The retrospective consent has to be granted first before the new planning application.

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

Steven Matthews: We will now adjourn, as agreed. I thank the Minister of State and his officials.