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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: Where the Bill references provision for storage of recyclable materials, my amendments propose the inclusion of the words "and compostable" in both subsections (3)(l) and (3)(n).

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

Steven Matthews: I am glad to hear that. If the Leas-Chathaoirleach is agreeable, I will also address amendment No. 631.

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

Steven Matthews: We often see in planning applications a reference that details are to be agreed before commencement of works. I understand there is a default period. I am seeking in this amendment that when details are agreed, or deemed to be agreed due to the expiry of time, those details will be entered in the planning register. I have encountered situations where the conditions applying to a planning...

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

Steven Matthews: Did the Minister of State refer to section 349(3)?

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

Steven Matthews: Section 349 deals with the planning register. Is it specified anywhere in the Act or the current regulations the manner in which agreed details or details deemed to be agreed should be entered in the register? Is that currently covered within the regulations or legislation?

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

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister of State consider its inclusion? It would be helpful for the process.

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.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan has a number of amendments in this grouping. He may address them in whatever order seems logical.

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. I suggest to Deputy O'Callaghan that we take amendments Nos. 610, 621, 622 and 640 together. There are similarities.

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

Steven Matthews: The points have been well made and the Minister of State will come back on them. Deputies McAuliffe and Flaherty have three or four amendments. Are they logically grouped? Could they speak to them all?

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 626 and 628 are in the name of 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. 629 is also included.

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

Steven Matthews: That amendment is in the name of Deputy Flaherty.

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

Steven Matthews: Did Deputy Flaherty wish to speak to amendment No. 630, which is solely in his name?

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

Steven Matthews: That concludes discussion on that group of amendments.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 614 not moved.

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

Steven Matthews: I will withdraw amendment No. 620 and reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

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

Steven Matthews: We have received notification that a member will be unable to attend or appoint a substitute. It would be really helpful if we had full attendance in the afternoon and evening sessions because we can get through these votes in a much more timely fashion.

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

Steven Matthews: Before we move on to the question on section 84, on which Deputy Ó Broin has a question, I will suspend the meeting until 1.30 p.m. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for his attendance this morning.

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

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody back to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage where we continue with Committee Stage of the Planning and Development Bill 2023. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, back to the committee this afternoon. We will commence where we finished before the break on section 84 on which Deputy Ó Broin has a question.