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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett. After that rationale put forward by the members, is the Minister of State going to accept the proposed amendment? If he wishes to respond now, I can then move on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State is not accepting the amendment but I will give Deputy O'Callaghan a brief opportunity to try to change his mind

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Somebody could be the Minister and could actually do it themselves.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. I will move on because I think the Minister of State responded to all of those comments. I do not think there are any questions.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State can come back in finally but then I will move on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. I will go back-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is fine. We can deal with that when we deal with the land value sharing and urban development zones Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 207, 318, 321, 323, 324, 327 to 329, inclusive, 344, 346, 349, 361, 362, 377, 378, 382 to 384, inclusive, 392 and 624 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. I call on Deputy Ó Broin to move amendment No. 207. He may then speak to his amendments in whatever order he sees as logical.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will move on to amendment No. 209, which has already been discussed with amendment No. 60.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I have been in contact with a member of the committee this morning who has informed me they are unable to attend for the moment and are unable to provide a substitute. On that basis, with the new motion that was passed, I am going to proceed to take the vote straight away because we have full attendance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 211 has already been discussed with amendment No. 181.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 228 is grouped with another large grouping of amendments. We will take that grouping. These are all related to Gaeltacht and Irish language planning issues.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely, fire away.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State may proceed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for those responses. Is amendment No. 228 being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Sure. Go ahead.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Before we put the question, I wish to note that, although we had agreed to meet between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. tomorrow, the schedule did not show that. The website has now been updated to reflect that the meeting is scheduled.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: As it is now nearly 1.05 p.m., I will suspend the meeting. We will resume on amendment No. 231 in the name of Deputy Ó Broin.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance.