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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay. That is grand. I will withdraw amendments Nos. 480 and 490 on that basis. Amendment No. 501 is the last in the grouping. Section 60 relates to the expedited variation of a county development plan. We had this discussion already on the regional spatial and economic strategy. This provides, in section 60(3), that "the chief executive shall, with a view to avoiding duplication of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will let Deputy O'Callaghan ask his question as well. I do have the option to allow the officials to answer this question. It is quite a technical question and I am aware the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, is not a Minister in the Department. If members wish, I can bring in the officials, but I would need to go into private session for that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will bring in the officials. To the rest of the members, I do not think we will have any more votes tonight, so we will see the rest of the members all at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We still have a lot of votes to get through, so full attendance would really assist us if it is possible.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will adjourn until 9 a.m. in the morning, when we will start with the vote on section 41. We have a series of votes after that, so full attendance will be much appreciated. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and his officials for their attendance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I would like clarification that this is prior to the preparation of the development plan and it is not in any way impacting on the preparation of a development plan and the councillors' roles in this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I can only deal with amendments as they are grouped. What numbers are the Deputy's amendments?

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

Steven Matthews: As Deputy Ó Broin has a question on section 47; we will invite the officials back in and get clarification on the section.

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

Steven Matthews: Is this about the references being to the 2015 Act and not the 2021 Act?

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 399 to 416, inclusive, are grouped. I do not know if there is a logical grouping of them. We will start with Deputy Ó Broin, if he wishes to move and speak to amendment No. 399. We can take it as we go through that group of amendments.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan, you are part of the mix there as well.

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

Steven Matthews: We can do that. Deputy Ó Broin, if you wish to move and speak to amendment No. 399 and then the others in that grouping, we can get the Minister of State's response and we will go to amendment No. 407 separately.

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

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister of State wish to respond to that?

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

Steven Matthews: You can come back in then, Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (21 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to 30 children awaiting interventions through the disability teams (details supplied); if his Department can provide funding to provide parent training programmes for the families impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13362/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: 312. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to significant waiting lists for orthodontic treatment in the national maxillofacial unit in St. James's Hospital; if staffing levels are at the required level in all positions in this unit; what processes are in place to attempt to reduce wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13477/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin wishes to ask for a small clarification on section 50. We will wait for the Department officials to come back in. Which part of section 50 does he wish to ask about?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, for his attendance this morning and welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, to the meeting.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 437 has been ruled out of order.