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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and his officials. We will resume where we finished off yesterday with amendment No. 55. This group comprises amendments Nos. 55, 593 to 595, inclusive, 597, 599, 600, 604, 605 and 723. We had discussed up to amendment No. 605 in detail. Members had contributed on amendment No. 605.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy has one final question on amendment No. 605. I would then to speak to the amendment. I propose that Deputy O'Callaghan take the Chair when I do so. We will then revert to the Minister. Deputy O'Callaghan may go ahead.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Collectively, they are-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy had an observation to make. Was that his observation? Deputy O'Callaghan wants to come back in on that. We can then move on to amendments Nos. 189 and 190.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I have tabled amendment No. 189, so if Deputy O'Callaghan speaks to amendment No. 190, I will listen to the Minister of State's response and then decide whether I am going to speak to my amendment. Amendments Nos. 189 and 190 are similar. They relate to Oireachtas committee oversight of national planning statements.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I might ask Deputy Flaherty to take the Chair for a moment because I want to speak to amendment No. 189.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 189 and 190 are similar. Amendment No. 189 relates to section 23(6), under which the Minister shall, within ten days of publication of a national planning statement, give a copy to various bodies that have an interest in planning. The amendment proposes that the Minister will present a copy of the national planning statement to the appropriate Oireachtas committee within...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: To clarify the point on amendment No. 189, section 24(6) states that the Minister shall give a copy of the national planning statement to all of these bodies. I think it would be helpful if the joint committee was included in that list. That would put it back in the hands of the joint committee to then decide whether to call a meeting and whether to invite the Minister, the Irish Planning...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We move on to the next amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine. Amendment No. 1042 is a separate issue altogether.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I want to try to finish amendment No. 526, take in amendment No. 1042 and then move on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry. I just had amendment No. 526 ticked off the list because multiple people associated with it have spoken. I just ticked off those who spoke to it, but please proceed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask the Minister to respond on amendment No. 526. I would then like to take amendment No. 1042.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Did Deputy O'Callaghan want-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Let the Minister of State finish.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan. The Deputy has made it very clear that Oireachtas oversight would improve this provision. The Minister of State has made very clear his position on it. I believe we have exhausted all discussion on this. We will move on to discuss amendment No. 1042. I am unsure as to why amendment No. 1042 is in this grouping for discussion but we will take it, as the Bills...