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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: That is in it. That is okay. I just wanted to check that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I ask members to remain. We will ask the officials to come back in and then Deputy Ó Broin may put his question.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 959 to 963, inclusive, 965 to 967, inclusive, and 969 to 971, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Perhaps be could begin with discussion of amendment No. 960. We can then go back to Deputy Bacik's amendment when she returns from the Chamber. We are only going to have about five minutes so perhaps the Minister of State can introduce the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: Unless there are further questions on the ministerial amendments, I suggest that we suspend now and reconvene at 2 p.m. in this room. With that, 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) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: Good afternoon. I welcome back everybody to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage where we continue our Committee Stage deliberations on the Planning and Development Bill 2023. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, to the committee this afternoon. We are dealing with the block of amendments that starts with amendment No. 959. We have spoken to and...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: The section states, where "proceedings relate to a development that is likely to have significant effects". Is that the question?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: The Deputy wants to know what "significant effects" are.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: With Deputy O'Callaghan's indulgence, could I bring in Deputy Bacik on her amendment? She is due in the Chamber.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: We can return to this, absolutely. Does the Minister of State want to answer that? Then I will bring in Deputy Bacik.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy for that. We can return to those two amendments.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: Can I take it the Deputy is withdrawing while reserving the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Bacik. We will go back now. Had Deputy O'Callaghan finished with his question?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: If Deputy Ó Broin wishes to put the question, the Minister of State can listen and take note as well. That is the way we have been working throughout.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: Please. This is the way we have been operating. The Minister has been getting notes and updates from the Department staff while questions are being asked and they are capable of doing both.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: If it is not working we can change tack. Go ahead, Deputy Ó Broin.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I would like to get a clarification. Regarding the comment concerning a situation where someone's name and address may be down and the concern this might lead to a strategic litigation process, is the question referring to a litigation process outside the judicial review process, where the developer or the applicant in respect of the other party to the judicial review would somehow come back...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: On what grounds? I do not understand on what grounds.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: There is often the threat and the solicitor's letter and it is unfounded much of the time. However, I take the Deputy's point that it would perhaps be enough to put fear into someone not familiar with the process. The cost protection system is coupled with this provision, so I do not understand this point. It is not the fear of taking the judicial review that is of concern here but the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)
Steven Matthews: I apologise to the Minister of State. We probably should not be talking about this issue here.