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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 190, in the names of Deputies Ó Broin and Gould, and No. 191, in the name of the Minister, are being taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 192, 193, 195 and 196 are to be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to speak on amendment No. 195?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Okay. We will dispose of these amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: We will suspend to allow members to return to their offices.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: The full membership of the committee is not present. Unfortunately, therefore, I will still have to ring the bells for eight minutes when a division is called.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: That is a cross-party commitment to getting through the amendments today.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy is referring to amendments Nos. 203, 206 and 211. I invite the Minister to respond on amendment No. 197 and we will then move on to amendment No. 198. The Deputy's amendments will be discussed in that grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 198 to 218, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: It is a reference to Part 9, it is not Part V of the Planning Act.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Part V is referenced in section 73(1), whereas the reference to "Part" in section 73(2) refers to Part 9 of the LDA Bill. That is my understanding of it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, the Deputy is on amendment No. 200.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: If Deputy Bríd Smith is not present, I will move on to Deputy McAuliffe, who has tabled amendments Nos. 204, 209 and 218.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Higgins is muted, I might come back to her in a moment. I apologise to Deputy Gould, I did not see him indicating.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank members for their co-operation as there was a significant number of amendments. I invite the Minister to make his concluding comments on the Bill.