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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: This is amendment No. 604. It would be helpful for that note to be provided before we get to the voting stage on amendment No. 604, which may be next week or the week after. There is a period of time there if the note could be provided.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: Some of the further information that is going to come relates to questions asked by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan about rent pressure zones and I cannot remember what else. It was a request for information but was not really based on an amendment. As other information requests are very particular to the amendment, it would be beneficial to all to have that information in advance of reaching a...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: That is fine.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: We can take both amendments together.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: We can get a note on that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin indicated that he wanted to speak on amendment No. 605.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: We were supposed to finish at 8 p.m. but I can allow the Deputy a bit of time if he wishes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: Let us finish off amendment No. 605 and then return to Deputy McAuliffe's amendment first thing in the morning.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: I will allow Deputy Ó Snodaigh to come in and we will wind up the meeting at 8.20 p.m.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister and his officials for their engagement. The select committee is adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Go raibh maith agaibh.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the committee. Amendments Nos. 36 to 42, inclusive, are related and may be taken together. Amendment No. 37 is a physical alternative to No. 36.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the lack of special education needs classes and supports in a school (details supplied); if the school can be assessed for the viability of establishing these services within its existing school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7408/24]
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to speak on amendment No. 37?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: On that, I want to try to steer us away from opinions printed in newspapers and for us to stick to a back-and-forth on the amendments. There was good engagement throughout the pre-legislative scrutiny sessions and outside of them as well, as I am sure all members met the IPI.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: Sure. My point is just that we had the Irish Planning Institute before the committee many times. I have listened to its representatives and I will respect their views.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: I just do not want the debate on Committee Stage to deviate into opinions expressed in the papers because there are a lot of opinions expressed on planning by a lot of people. If we can stick to this, I would appreciate it.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)
Steven Matthews: That is not disputed.