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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 48 and 221 to 225, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate the Deputy going straight to the point and being brief on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 52 to 54, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: To clarify, we are on amendments Nos. 52, 53 and 54, so it is three amendments we are discussing.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Okay. Does the Minister wish to respond on amendments Nos. 52 and 53?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin, we are discussing amendments Nos. 52, 53 and 54 together. Could you speak to amendment No. 54?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: We will discuss amendments Nos. 52 and 53.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to discuss amendment No. 54 now?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to press the amendment?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 55, 56, 125 to 131, inclusive, 134, 184, 194 and 228 to 230, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to speak to amendment No. 231?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister wish to press amendment No. 55?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 57 and 58 may be taken together by agreement.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister wish to respond?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is it an old hand or a new hand that Deputy Boyd Barrett has raised?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: To clarify, is the hand still raised from the Deputy's last contribution? It is. It has gone down.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I call on the Minister to respond. We have approximately two minutes. We might be able to get through this amendment, although I am not trying to rush it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: We are just out of time but if Deputy Ó Broin wishes to press No. 57, we can take that vote now and then complete consideration of the section. We would then recommence on section 8 at our next meeting. If the Deputy wishes to discuss the amendment further, we will have to return to this debate in a later meeting.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: The question is "that amendment No. 57 be made". Those in favour say "Tá".