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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: It is basically a good idea in terms of fairness and access.

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

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy O'Callaghan have a further point to make?

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

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister read the note on amendment No 650 in my name? I think the amendment is fairly clear.

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

Steven Matthews: In other words, there is a public notification through a-----

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

Steven Matthews: I wish to get clarity on this because I have never been 100% sure. When you make a submission, you get a letter back. Actually, you do not get notice from the local authority if you made a submission, but you do on the decision.

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

Steven Matthews: You are notified by the local authority that further information has been sought.

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

Steven Matthews: For further clarification, if it is unsolicited information sent in by the applicant, are you notified as someone who has made a submission that further information has been received?

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

Steven Matthews: For clarity, if an environmental impact assessment report is part of the application and the local authority deems it to be deficient or missing information, it can seek further information from the applicant. In such circumstances, if you have made a submission, you will be informed when the information is received rather than when it is requested. Is that correct?

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

Steven Matthews: That is fine. That concludes the discussion on the three amendments in the group.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 652 has been ruled out of order.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 657 and 658 have been ruled out of order.

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

Steven Matthews: There are five or six amendments in the next grouping. I invite Deputy Ó Broin to move amendment No. 660. We can then discuss the grouping in whatever order is logical.

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

Steven Matthews: We are on amendment No. 660.

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

Steven Matthews: No, it is not an amendment to the development plan.

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

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We have had a good discussion on that. We will move on now to the Minister's amendments Nos 663 and 687.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin, do you wish to speak to amendment No. 682?

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

Steven Matthews: Do you want to speak to amendments Nos. 682, 684 and 686 together then?

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

Steven Matthews: Okay, go ahead.

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

Steven Matthews: Do you want to take amendments Nos. 684 to 686, inclusive, together, Deputy?

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

Steven Matthews: They are all closely related.