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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: I will fly through them. Amendment No. 1013 relates to section 314. That is where I thought it might be applicable to insert this amendment. It is on page 499. It is to try to collate decisions and particulars relating to sections 315, 316 and 317. These would be collated and reported to the Minister as prescribed in regulations. We often talk about enforcement, which probably does not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: So each local authority is doing that-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: -----and they send that into the Department. Does the Department collate that information? I might ask how many warning letters were issued in Ireland in 2023 or how many were followed up within six weeks. I do not want to put any more work on the Department because it has enough as it is.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is it something for the regulator or the Department?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: If I was trying to look at a pattern over the years, I would have to pull NOAC reports together and pull the detail out of that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is within the Minister’s gift. If the Minister wanted to have an overview of enforcement actions throughout the country-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: -----he could direct or ask and NOAC would then provide that report.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The OPR would do it for the Minister, sorry.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Has that ever been requested?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do we know what patterns are like in enforcement in this country? Are we getting better, are we slowing down or are we static? I am just wondering.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister has the powers to do that, so I will leave it there. Perhaps it is something to consider. Will I speak on amendments Nos. 1037 to 1039, inclusive?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, what numbers am I on? Sorry, amendments Nos. 1045 to 1052, inclusive. Is okay if I do those?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The latter are Deputy O'Callaghan's amendments. I am done on this grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do members have any comments? No. We can move on. Amendments Nos. 1017 to 1026, inclusive, are Deputy O'Callaghan's; is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: These are substitution amendments, so they all have the same content; is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I know the Minister has an engagement at 4.15 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask him to respond when he returns. I know Deputy Ó Broin also wants to contribute. We will resume at 4.30 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister respond on the issue of the extension to 15 years?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 1037 to 1039, inclusive, 1045 to 1052, inclusive and 1086 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will not speak about them because some of them are quite self-explanatory but I would like the Minister to read his response. They are amendments Nos. 1045 to 1051, inclusive. I propose to withdraw amendment No. 52 because I do not believe it is necessary.