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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Before doing that, I will return to the stuff we discussed. Apologies, but I will press the Minister of State. I am looking for a clearer explanation on the refusal to accept amendments Nos 350, 481, 616 and 794. I appreciate the Minister of State read through a long note at the start but it is very difficult for me, and I am sure for people outside the building, to keep track of all of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have but the explanation is not clear. I am not looking to discuss it any further; I simply would like the Minister of State to be clear on why that and the other three that we have already discussed are not being accepted. I am not so sure the Minister of State is clear.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I appreciate that and understood that but I am asking the Minister of State in summary form to explain the concerns regarding those four amendments because I am just not clear. I am not looking to respond to that; I just want the Minister of State to put it on the record.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: And the other three?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not looking to be awkward but the purpose of this Stage is that we table amendments and the Minister of State gives his views. If there is anything unclear, we get the Minister of State to clarify and we move on. There are three amendments here that I am asking the Minister of State about because I am not clear what is his position in front of our committee. Is it that possible just...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State has responded to those already.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Which amendment are we talking about?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: No, amendments Nos. 426 and 448 are in this group.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is not easy.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I might just come in, with the indulgence of Deputy Matthews. It is remarkable that we are talking about assuming one formulation of words is equal to or stronger than another. This is the legislation that is meant to be underpinning our planning system. One of the reasons this legislation is being produced is that years of amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000 have created...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is clearer.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I hope somebody is keeping a list of these.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is one of the points I asked about earlier. Again, it is just one of those amendments that seems so eminently sensible. My understanding is that in their development plans local authorities will have policies with respect to e-charging and car parking and, therefore, when applications go in, depending on what is in those individual development plans, conditions could be attached to a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The challenge is that we cannot do that. If the Minister of State comes in and proposes an amendment, I cannot ask a bunch of questions and say we will look at that. We are meant to be deciding. We have 1,200 amendments. We are not going to have the same time on Report Stage even if the Government side in the Business Committee is very good to us. I do not want to have to repeat...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes. I do not hear the Minister of State giving a case against it, what I hear him say is, "Oh yeah, that is kind of interesting. We'll go and look at that."

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am ever the optimist.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 16: In page 31, line 24, to delete “ “Maritime Area Regulatory Authority” ” and substitute “ “an tÚdarás Rialála Limistéir Mhuirí” ”. I will withdraw my amendment with a view to reintroducing it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 17: In page 32, to delete line 11 and substitute the following: “ “Aire” means An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta;”. I will withdraw the amendment with a view to reintroducing it.