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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I mentioned the phasing plans as well. Where they exist, they can go beyond that two- or three-year period as well. That was all.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is where you could end up with a ten-year permission-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I would rather deal with that matter when we get to section 166, but if the Minister wants to answer that now, he can.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Bacik is next. I really do want to move on after these amendments because we have covered them-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: If people could be helpful, we could get through the rest of these amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan has one supplementary point to make.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. I want to try to move back because we jumped around the group to facilitate Members. We have dealt with amendment No. 725. I think Deputy O'Callaghan had a question on amendment No. 726, which the Minister spoke to yesterday.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have spent an hour and 22 minutes discussing this and have given it a good airing, so I just want to tidy up. I intend to withdraw amendment No. 727 because the Minister has covered was is needed in amendment No. 729.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister covered the point that one cannot extend twice.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: On behalf of Deputy McAuliffe, I intend to discuss amendments Nos. 734 to 736, inclusive, and 738. Does the Minister have a response on them, for the record?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 734 to 736, inclusive, and amendment No. 738.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 736 and 738.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I accept that. When we come to the amendments, Deputy McAuliffe can decide whether he wishes to press or withdraw them or reintroduce them on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy may put the two questions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will discuss amendments Nos. 784 and 788 on behalf of Deputy McAuliffe, and then we will proceed to amendments No. 789 and 791. I do not know whether amendments Nos. 784 and 788 are connected but they are grouped.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: He submitted it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Maybe the Deputy is on his way down, but I am moving on anyway.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I was going to move on to amendments Nos. 789 and 791. There are five amendments, in the names of Deputy Ó Snodaigh and others, to amendment No. 791.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will get to those two now. The last two are amendments No. 789 and 791. There are five proposed amendments to No. 791 and Deputy Ó Snodaigh may wish to speak on those.