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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask for clarification on one point. At times, amendments to regulations come before the committee. There were quite a lot of them last year and the year before. Will the Minister of State ask his officials to set out the criteria for determining what regulations come before the committee? It was a very helpful process. Some of the amendments were significant, involving changes of uses...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am going to move this along. Several matters have come up here. One is the matter raised by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan about laying before the Oireachtas something under section 4(6). Another is the fact that there does not seem to be anything to compel an amendment to primary legislation for something that is done under section 4(6). The third issue is that the amendment submitted...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We reconvene today for Committee Stage of the Planning and Development Bill 2023. I have received apologies from Deputy O’Donoghue, and Deputy Pádraig O’Sullivan will substitute for Deputy McAuliffe for the duration of this meeting. I need to go into private session for a short period to deal with a housekeeping matter. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: As it is now 5.10 p.m., I propose that we take a break at this point. When we recommence, we will consider the question, "That section 4 stand part of the Bill".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 43 has been ruled out of order. Amendments Nos. 44, 45, 129, 171, 176, 180, 189, 190, 525, 526 and 1042 are all related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. I have two amendments in this group under discussion but I will leave my amendments until the end so a member can take the Chair while I discuss those.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy McAuliffe had a hand up but it is gone now. I will go to Deputy O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I wish to speak to amendment No. 129, so Deputy O'Callaghan is going to step in.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 129 relates to the national planning framework and section 19. It is adds to section 19(1) where it states: "The Government shall prepare and publish a document to be known as the National Planning Framework." My suggested amendment adds, "which should be adopted by a resolution of the Oireachtas". The reason I tabled this is that all of our planning documents, from the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not expect we will. We will continue the discussion. We are due to finish at 8.15 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not really want to get into a debate between members.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: On that note, it is just after 8.15 p.m. and we agreed to finish at 8.15 p.m. I will adjourn the select committee until 10.30 a.m. tomorrow. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the officials for their engagement.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody back as we continue our Committee Stage consideration of the Planning and Development Bill 2023.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for his response, in which he touched on several things. Much of our planning system is good. It comes in for a great deal of criticism, but there is a lot to our planning system that is good. One of the extremely good aspects is that it is very participative at all stages, from the people we elect to adopt and craft our plans at every level to the ability for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 6. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the total Exchequer funding currently allocated to the cost of TV licences for pensioners who are in receipt of free licences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the criteria promoting equality in project applications to the large scale sport infrastructure fund and in particular the requirement for all successful applicants to publish their similar access policies, in respect of men and women having access to the facilities; and if she will make a statement on the...