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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am going to have to withdraw amendment No. 881 because I misworded it. I meant to refer to the scoping opinion but my amendment refers to the "screening report". I will just take a look at it for a second. It is an amendment to section 210, which is on page 391. It is probably similar to the previous amendment about the screening note. It is on the notice regarding a determination in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is the same as with the previous amendment I spoke to, which was about screening. That also applies with scoping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is amendment No. 882 next? I am just looking for clarification on this. My suggestion was that a consideration regarding restoration be inserted there. This is section 213(7). I suggest that a new section 213(7)(d) be added that provides for conditions regarding restoration. Is the Minister of State satisfied that conditions for restoration are sufficiently covered as regards offsetting,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine. It aligns with the European directive. That is fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 883 and 884 are linked. They refer to section 214(2)(a) on page 397. This section is headed: "Additional provisions applicable to application in connection with development already carried out." This is development that has already been carried out so how is screening for environmental impact assessment to be carried out? I actually do not understand what section 214 is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: On the clarification I am looking for, this relates to retrospective because it is for development already carried out. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am confused about this. If a retrospective consent is what was previously known as a substitute consent, the very fact of it being a retrospective consent means that the development did need an environmental impact assessment. Why would screening for an EIA be carried out in that case?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: As such, it is part of the substitute consent process to screen it first to see whether it needed an EIA and needed to go through the retrospective consent process.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 725 to 727, inclusive, 729, 734 to 736, inclusive, 738, 776, 779 to 784, inclusive, 788, 789, 791 and amendments Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, to 791 are related and will discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: If the Minister of State wishes to speak to the ministerial amendments, he may do so.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: If people could be helpful, we could get through the rest of these amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan has one supplementary point to make.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. I want to try to move back because we jumped around the group to facilitate Members. We have dealt with amendment No. 725. I think Deputy O'Callaghan had a question on amendment No. 726, which the Minister spoke to yesterday.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have spent an hour and 22 minutes discussing this and have given it a good airing, so I just want to tidy up. I intend to withdraw amendment No. 727 because the Minister has covered was is needed in amendment No. 729.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister covered the point that one cannot extend twice.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: On behalf of Deputy McAuliffe, I intend to discuss amendments Nos. 734 to 736, inclusive, and 738. Does the Minister have a response on them, for the record?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 734 to 736, inclusive, and amendment No. 738.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 736 and 738.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I accept that. When we come to the amendments, Deputy McAuliffe can decide whether he wishes to press or withdraw them or reintroduce them on Report Stage.