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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are discussing amendment No. 170.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Just to respond to Deputies Ó Broin and O'Callaghan. I am satisfied.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely, just on the points Deputies Ó Broin and O'Callaghan raised with regard to amendment No. 170.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I think that is positive. I am keeping a notebook here.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am going to move on to amendment No. 173 now, in the name of-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 173 is in the name of Deputy O'Callaghan and others.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 173 is from Deputy O'Callaghan and others. Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to speak to it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is an individual one. I do not think it is grouped with anything else. Does the Deputy want to go with that?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay, let us go with amendment No. 173 before too much co-operation breaks out.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: On amendment No. 173, I do not see any mention of sport, which is under the remit of an Oireachtas committee, or local government. I wonder if it is the case that when you do a very prescriptive list, you will always leave somebody off it. I question whether this is the right way to proceed. I am just looking for clarification on that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not know. I am just wondering if that is purposely done. I am just looking for clarification on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I would ask the proposers to add local government and built heritage to that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is not stated, however.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will move on to amendment No. 174 and then we are finished with this group. I can then proceed to a vote on amendment No. 120. It would be great if members could be as brief and straight to the point as possible on amendment No. 174.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: This is to put bones on what the prescribed documents are.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: These issues relate to the prescribed documents.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is pretty clear. The Minister to respond, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will take Deputy Boyd Barrett, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputies have made their point well. The Minister of State has responded that he is not accepting the amendment. The amendment can be pressed at an appropriate point but I want to move on because we have had good back and forth on it. I want to confirm, yesterday the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, said that amendment No. 251 is withdrawn. Can I confirm with the Minister of State...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will now move on to amendment No. 121. Amendments Nos. 121 and 389 are related and may be discussed together.