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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: One minute, and then the Minister may wish to respond. Then we will take a break and I think the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will step in.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Minister, do you wish to respond?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is grand. Members, I will suspend the meeting for ten minutes and we will return at 4.16 p.m., if everybody agrees. I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, for his attendance today.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: In amendment No. 898 I seek clarification on whether apartments will be included but amendment No. 897 in the name of Deputy Cian O'Callaghan probably covers it in more detail. I invite Deputy O'Callaghan to discuss amendment No. 897.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy appears to be discussing amendment No. 895 and----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have discussed it already. The Deputy was not present. We discussed amendment No. 895. I do not allow others to go back and discuss amendments that have been discussed already.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: You had two substitutes in. They spoke to the amendment. Will you please try-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am not trying to have a row with you. I am trying to point out the fact-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is not a waste of time if I am applying the rules to everybody equally and I have been doing that in not allowing Deputies go back and discuss an amendment again. I will allow you to continue because you were not in the committee room at the time but I ask you to be very brief on it. I do not want to open up the discussion again.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: -----because we are going back on a discussion we had already.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: You have the floor but I ask you to please honour your commitment to be brief.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not think it is a waste to get clarification and to make sure the rules are applied equally to everybody. I ask the Deputy to please be brief.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. I suggest we discuss amendments Nos. 902 and 904 very-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have not come to amendment No. 907 yet. We were just taking amendment No. 909 because it was-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are back at 6 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: If the Deputy wishes, he may ask for the Minister of State's response to one of them. That will satisfy it having been discussed. The Deputy could then do an amendment on Report Stage. We will accommodate that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am clarifying that it is amendment No. 907 the Deputy will speak to.