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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I want to put us back on track. Deputy Bacik, will you confirm to me, based on the Minister's response and his commitment on that further legislation, that you are withdrawing amendments Nos. 1059 to 1076, inclusive?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 1078 to 1084, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together. The Minister might read his response to my amendments in this grouping along with his remarks on the amendments in this grouping in his name.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I tabled these amendments as somebody from a seaside town that has a lot of funfairs and events from time to time.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Correct.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Thank you.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, exactly.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: To clarify, the local authority, being the issuer of the licence, can attach a condition or a bond for restoration of the site.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay. That is a matter for regulations, which we will come to after-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is grand.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The amendments in the next grouping, beginning with amendment No. 1087, include amendments in my name and that of the Minister. I am interested to hear the Minister's comments on my other amendments in this grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin, did you indicate on this?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Go ahead. Then I will call Deputy O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy O'Callaghan wish to speak on these amendments?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister comment on amendment No. 1106?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 1106 proposes to insert "The Chief Planning Commissioner may assign to suitably qualified Commission Inspectors, decision making powers, in relation to minor appeals".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It was put in the context, for the Minister's consideration, whether, for minor appeals, it is necessary to have a core of three board members for good governance and oversight checking.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It was just a provision to clear some of the work. If there were some minor extensions to houses, for example, does it need three board members?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. There are no more comments there. We will go back to the grouping of amendments. Amendment No. 1087 is not a hill I am prepared to die on but as somebody who has grown up and always had that respect for An Bord Pleanála as an independent arbiter, notwithstanding previous events that came to light, this was why my amendment proposed to keep the name "An Bord...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 1091 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 1104 and 1105 have been ruled out of order.