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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: We are out of time on that slot. We are running behind schedule because there are so many important issues that need to be covered. If Mr. Sheahan wants to respond to the question on the exceptional circumstances of section 183 in another slot, I ask that he hold off if that is okay. I call on Deputy O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: According to the rotation from the last meeting Senator Moynihan went first and you went second. I try to rotate but I am happy for you to take whichever order you wish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I invite Mr. Sheahan to respond first because he did not get a chance to answer in the last round. Is that okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Would Councillor Hoade like to answer Deputy Cian O'Callaghan's question on the speeding up of the delivery, as well as the land bank question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Does Councillor Colgan know whether that €2 million cap has been raised? There was some discussion about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: It has been raised to €6 million. That is what I thought. That change has been enacted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I invite Councillor Sheahan to address the section 183 question because the witnesses were asked earlier for examples of exceptional circumstances or circumstances where they see it working.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: The committee would welcome further engagement on the section 183 matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: To whom do you wish to direct the questions, Deputy Gould? Will I bring in the representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: You have 30 seconds, Deputy Gould, if you wish to get in another question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will give Senator Boyhan an opportunity to respond because he is taking the second Independent slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will move on. There are 21 minutes left and three members who wish to come in so they will have seven minutes each. We can get everybody in at that stage. When the LDA Bill was going through pre-legislative scrutiny, are the witnesses aware whether AILG or LAMA attended any of those meetings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Just following on from what Senator Boyhan-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Did any of the associations present today attend discussions on the original LDA Bill? As Senator Boyhan and Deputy McAuliffe have said, we would be delighted to engage further with the AILG, LAMA and the CCMA on any of the legislation going through here. I think it was probably an omission on behalf of the previous committee not to have those associations attend for the pre-legislative...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: The committee has had the opportunity to meet the LDA and tease out some of its plans. My understanding from those meetings is that its main purpose is not to purchase local authority land. Its main purpose is to assist local authorities in developing these lands, helping with the design, all that planning aspect as well as the financial aspect. I understand the concern about section...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I invite Councillor Sheahan to respond first because I skipped him on the last round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I call on Senator Fitzpatrick. We only have two or three minutes left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: We have two or three minutes left. If the AILG wishes to respond, it may.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will give Councillors Hoade and Sheahan a minute or so to wrap up. We are just out of time. Do they wish to make a final comment?