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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: A vote has been called in the Dáil so I am going to suspend the vote on amendment No. 7.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 10 and 20 are related and will be discussed together. I might give members a couple of minutes to get back to their rooms.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: We lost the connection to the Minister but we have restored it now. Amendments Nos. 10 and 20 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Please do.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Another vote has been called in the Dáil. We might be able to deal with this amendment afterwards. Does the Deputy wish to reply or does he accept the Minister's response?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy wish to withdraw the amendment?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Will amendment No. 20 be similarly withdrawn?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: As a vote has been called in the Dáil, we need to suspend the meeting. We will reconvene five minutes after the completion of the Dáil vote.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 11 and 12 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Will the Deputy speak to amendment No. 12?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: If it is helpful to the Minister, the committee will meet to discuss the low-energy technology in buildings. We also have a proposed meeting for building regulations and acceptability. It will be open for every Deputy to attend when we deal with those matters.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 15 to 19, inclusive, 21, 22, 25 to 27, inclusive, 29, 30, and 41 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 41 is also in Deputy O'Callaghan's name. Does he wish to speak to it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Yes. Deputy Ó Broin has tabled amendment No. 30. Does he wish to speak to it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Boyd-Barrett has tabled amendments Nos. 16, 19 and 25 in this grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Duffy wish to speak to amendments Nos. 21 and 29?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I would like to call the attention of members to the fact that a vote has been called in the Dáil but we have made arrangements for members to be able to stay in the committee.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy need to attend that vote?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise for that as well.