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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine. That concludes the discussion on the three amendments in the group.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 652 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 657 and 658 have been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: There are five or six amendments in the next grouping. I invite Deputy Ó Broin to move amendment No. 660. We can then discuss the grouping in whatever order is logical.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are on amendment No. 660.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: No, it is not an amendment to the development plan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We have had a good discussion on that. We will move on now to the Minister's amendments Nos 663 and 687.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin, do you wish to speak to amendment No. 682?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do you want to speak to amendments Nos. 682, 684 and 686 together then?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay, go ahead.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do you want to take amendments Nos. 684 to 686, inclusive, together, Deputy?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: They are all closely related.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: As it is 4.05 p.m., I propose that we suspend proceedings. When we return, we will recommence with amendment No. 711 in the name of Deputy McAuliffe. There are a few more amendments within the grouping to deal with. We thank the Minister for his attendance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are dealing with a group of amendments starting with No. 660. We have spoken to several of them and are now moving on to amendment No. 711.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 664, in the names of Deputies Flaherty and McAuliffe, is part of a grouping containing six or seven amendments. The Deputies are not here. We can speak to the grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister clarify a question from me on this as well? This will kick in following the process whereby an extension could have been agreed between the applicant and the planning authority. The planning authority will be well placed, when seeking that extension, to say it needs three, six or eight weeks. This is not something that will kick in within the eight weeks statutory or the-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The local authority will assess how long it will take it and, if that is not met, then there is a penalty-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: -----or whatever you want to call it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan wants to make one brief point. I will then go Deputy McAuliffe because he is waiting to discuss his amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Deputy make new points please?