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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: On that basis, we will have to retake the division. I do not want any questioning of the procedure here so we will redo the vote. Thank you Deputy Duffy for informing us of that. We will proceed to ring the division bell again as a division has been called on section 82.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 594, in my name, is quite important but I am happy to withdraw it based on the commitment that the Minister will return and pay proper attention to the climate Act.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: How stands amendment No. 595, Deputy McAuliffe?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 597 relates to a grammatical error that the officials have agreed to look at.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We cannot discuss it again. It has already been discussed in depth. The information is out there in the public realm for people to make up their own minds on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely. When we come to agree section 83,-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: -----we can have that discussion and the Deputy can make that point. We just cannot do so at this time.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I understand from discussions on this amendment that the Minister will look at issues raised in respect of amendment No. 605 by everybody in the committee. I understand that changes will be made in respect of amendment No. 605.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Following on from what Deputy Ó Broin said, there was some very serious discussion about amendment No. 605. We accept that the Minister of State is going to press the amendment but there are changes to be made to this provision.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I think the Minister of State has been quite clear.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, very quickly. Then I want to comment on this amendment and then I want to move on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will call Deputy McAuliffe and then I want to make a point on this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I note that. It is my understanding the Attorney General's advice is not published. How it would end up in the public arena is a matter for the Office of the Attorney General to investigate. Deputy Ó Broin said this may be related to a decision that was made in Wicklow. For the record - this is a publicly available document - it is my understanding that the decision in Wicklow was...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Well-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The matters raised within the planners’ report do refer to a greenfield peripheral location.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is a public document. It is online, if anybody wants to have a look at it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I move amendment No. 608: In page 197, line 30, after “is” to insert “owned or is”. This is a matter I raised during pre-legislative scrutiny. The amendment refers to section 84(3)(a)(ii). I could not recall what answer I got during pre-legislative scrutiny or if I was satisfied with it, so I submitted this amendment. A condition can be attached to a grant...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I accept that. I just wanted to clarify it. Amendment No. 609 relates to section 84 and specifically to conditions requiring the provision of open spaces. I had an amendment put into the Wicklow county development plan that where we were putting in provisions for open spaces that they be adequately located, centrally located and overlooked for passive surveillance reasons. That was...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. With the Leas-Chathaoirleach's agreement and if it is okay with the Minister of State, I will speak on amendments Nos. 611 and 617 before resuming the Chair.