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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Say the permission has not yet been granted by the council.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask the Minister of State to check whether a planning authority can, in respect of emissions, noise, odour and so on that could affect, for example, a local community or water quality, add conditions to a licence for a development.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. Are we out of time?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, I have a good few, including a couple that are not directly related to what we have been discussing.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have reached the end of the meeting, so I will now adjourn the select committee. We will recommence on amendment No. 131. I thank the Minister of State and his officials. I hope they all have a decent couple of days' break away from us in the committee room.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Flexible Work Practices (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 112. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a plan to expand entitlements to flexible working and remote working contained in the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 to all employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the details of the Equal Participation Model for Early Years which was announced to be funded as part of Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (28 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to recently naturalised Irish citizens being prevented from registering to vote due to delays in receiving their certificates of naturalisation; if he is concerned about this barrier to participation in the democratic process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9640/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everyone to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We are recommence Committee Stage of the Planning and Development Bill 2023. I welcome the Minister of State, Malcolm Noonan, and his officials to the committee. We were discussing amendments Nos. 105 to 118, inclusive, when we last adjourned. We had discussed as far as amendments Nos. 112 to 114,...