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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Do the other amendments also relate to the modal shift in transport and associated transport patterns?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Okay. I am trying to clarify a situation where we are going to set plans for ten years and we have a national strategy for a modal shift in transport patterns. It is in our development plans in respect of where rubber hits the road, literally. This is where we need to know that our local plans or county plans are actually assisting in achieving this modal shift. I want to know where the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I accept the Minister of State's response on that and thank him for it. I refer to amendments Nos. 462 to 464, inclusive. Amendment No. 462 proposes to include "submissions or observations made by public representatives" in this process. The relevant passage in the Bill states: A report under paragraph (a) shall— (i) list the persons who made submissions, I am suggesting...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Okay. That is grand. I will withdraw amendments Nos. 480 and 490 on that basis. Amendment No. 501 is the last in the grouping. Section 60 relates to the expedited variation of a county development plan. We had this discussion already on the regional spatial and economic strategy. This provides, in section 60(3), that "the chief executive shall, with a view to avoiding duplication of...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I will let Deputy O'Callaghan ask his question as well. I do have the option to allow the officials to answer this question. It is quite a technical question and I am aware the Minister of State, Deputy Collins, is not a Minister in the Department. If members wish, I can bring in the officials, but I would need to go into private session for that.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: We will bring in the officials. To the rest of the members, I do not think we will have any more votes tonight, so we will see the rest of the members all at 9 a.m. tomorrow. We still have a lot of votes to get through, so full attendance would really assist us if it is possible.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: We will adjourn until 9 a.m. in the morning, when we will start with the vote on section 41. We have a series of votes after that, so full attendance will be much appreciated. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, and his officials for their attendance.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I would like clarification that this is prior to the preparation of the development plan and it is not in any way impacting on the preparation of a development plan and the councillors' roles in this.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I can only deal with amendments as they are grouped. What numbers are the Deputy's amendments?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. We are going to start where we finished, which was on amendment No. 204. It is grouped with amendments Nos. 306, 331 and 769 and they have already been discussed. Deputy O'Callaghan wanted to come back in on those. We will then move to amendment No. 331, which is on a separate matter.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin and Deputy O'Callaghan, do you want to come back in briefly on this? The Minister of State has said he will not accept these amendments. I want to stick to the amendments, if we could, rather than discussing the expert review on the Traveller issue.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Okay, but we have discussed these amendments backwards and forwards and I understand the Minister of State is not accepting them. Deputy Ó Broin and then Deputy O'Callaghan, please.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Yes. I was going to suggest we get that written response issued to you because-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan, you have a question to ask the Minister of State on this too.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Perhaps the Minister of State will be able to provide the information to Deputy O'Callaghan on how much Traveller-specific accommodation we are providing under section 179A. Is that what the question was?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Under section 179A.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Yes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I ask Deputy O'Callaghan to speak on amendment No. 331.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: I ask the Deputy to speak to the amendment.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Steven Matthews: Okay.