Results 2,101-2,120 of 9,814 for speaker:Steven Matthews

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 148 and 149 are very similar regarding those extra conditions.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan also wished to come in on this.

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

Steven Matthews: I was going to suggest that the Minister could respond to them all. I will just listen in, but I will not speak on this.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy Duffy has just come in. We are discussing amendments Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together. They all seek to do the same thing, namely, to expand the wording around environmental protection to include the necessity for enhancement of restoration. The Minister spoke to that.

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

Steven Matthews: I have an amendment on that. I note Deputy Ó Cathasaigh has just submitted an excellent Private Members' motion on the protection of hedgerows. We might see that debated in the House in whatever time is remaining to us.

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

Steven Matthews: Yes, after which I will bring in Deputy Duffy on amendment No. 149. All these amendments are closely aligned.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy Duffy may come in now on amendment No. 149, after which I will ask the Minister to respond on this grouping. In fact, Deputy Boyd Barrett has indicated as well. He may come in after Deputy Duffy.

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

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. Amendment No. 153 is kind of close to that but we have not reached it yet.

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

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, committed when he was here to examining all those aspects, especially as the national biodiversity action plan is now on a statutory footing. It was not when the legislation was being drafted. Reference was made to the circumstances 20 years ago. The Minister of State is somebody who walked the lonely path for many years when nobody was talking about...

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

Steven Matthews: The Deputy is talking about amendments Nos. 112 and 114.

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

Steven Matthews: Great. Have we covered amendments Nos. 115 and 116?

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

Steven Matthews: Would the Deputies mind if we moved away from this because we did discuss it in detail?

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

Steven Matthews: Has the Deputy covered enough? Amendment No. 161 concerns the change from two years to one year.

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

Steven Matthews: Great. Amendment No. 166 may now be discussed.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy, please finish your question and then I will go to Deputy O'Callaghan.

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

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy Boyd Barrett, who will be followed by Deputy Ó Callaghan.

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

Steven Matthews: Yes, I will finish the discussion on amendment No. 166.

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

Steven Matthews: I know the Deputies are not satisfied and they believe this should be included. We can deal with that when we come to disposing of amendment No. 166. We have completed our discussion of the amendment. I propose that we commence our discussions on amendment No. 168 when we reconvene. We had agreed to finish the meeting at 5 p.m. I will adjourn the select committee until 9 a.m. on...

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

Steven Matthews: I am on the wrong week, am I? Am I in the right building?

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

Steven Matthews: Okay. We will reconvene tomorrow at 10 a.m. to resume our discussion of the Bill.