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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am happy to withdraw it on that basis. When I use the term "respond to", I do not mean to respond to each submission. As with the chief executive's report, I mean the submissions received can be collated, grouped and so on. The aim is just to have some sort of overall response.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 276, 277 and 278 are all very closely related so I will take them all together. This relates to the monitoring of the regional spatial and economic strategy. The Bill proposes that "A local authority ... shall, within 3 years of the first occasion on which a regional spatial and economic strategy is made or revised ... and every 4 years thereafter, prepare and submit a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister of State's response on amendment No. 277 and I look forward to returning to that on Report Stage. In relation to amendments Nos. 276 and 278, this Bill proposes a four-year period, but it is my understanding that the Planning and Development Act 2000 had a two-year period.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: No, it was-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: It was for the local authorities to feed progress reports into the regional assemblies. Was that not done every two years originally? Currently, it is done every two years.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is, so I am just wondering why we would double that period now. The regional assemblies were represented at the pre-legislative scrutiny stage. I am open to correction on this, but at the time I did not hear them say that this two-year reporting process was overly onerous. Regarding something as important as planning, when we set these targets, especially those that go from national, to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: On the previous three amendments, I find it hard to accept that it is just because a development plan will go from six-year period to a ten-year period. It will incorporate more objectives and it will have a greater reach and actions within it. That does not mean that you should monitor it less, just because it is over a longer period. The reasoning is, therefore, to go from a two-year...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 279 refers to section 35(3), which states that: In carrying out any screening assessment under subsection (2), the director of the regional assembly shall, with a view to avoiding duplication of assessments, take account of the fact and content of any assessment that the Minister has conducted in respect of the relevant National Planning Statement. I am all for avoiding the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will accept that. I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: That brings us to the end of the grouping. I will put the question on amendment No. 239.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with the motion carried by Dáil Éireann on 27 February 2024, it is permissible to proceed before the eight minutes provided for in Dáil Standing Order 108(2) as I have had indication from the Deputy that he will not be present and is unable to appoint a substitute at this point. Because we are all available in attendance, I can now proceed to take the roll call...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is Deputy Ó Broin referring to section 70?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Section 70 was mentioned. Section 70(4) states that a co-ordinated area plan committee shall comprise 11, 13 or 15 members. Is that the total or is it from each?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not want to get on to that now, but maybe somebody could note it and we could have an answer ready when we reach the section.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Having raised this matter in the context of the section, the Deputy is within his rights to submit an amendment for Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We can adjourn now and recommence at six o'clock. Please note for the Minister of State what the questions are to allow the officials to have answers prepared for when we come back.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their attendance here today.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are on section 29 and Deputy Ó Broin is seeking clarification on subsections (1), (5) and (6).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 269 and 270 are ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 272 is ruled out of order.