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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We had finished at amendment No. 55. It had been spoke to by both the proposer and the Minister. I suggest that the Minister address amendments Nos. 593 to 595, inclusive, 597, 599, 600 and 723, which are included in this group.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: My amendment No. 594 refers to section 83, the heading of which is "Matters to which planning authority and Commission shall have regard". It lists out a number of items which it should have regard to in its decision-making but, at subsection (1)(a)(x), it says, "the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and the duties and obligations imposed by that Act,". The Minister will be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 597 is tiny. I think it might need a comma, an "of", a "by" or something in it. I will leave that one, if the Minister could have a look at that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We were supposed to finish at 8 p.m. but I can allow the Deputy a bit of time if he wishes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will allow Deputy Ó Snodaigh to come in and we will wind up the meeting at 8.20 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask for clarification on one point. At times, amendments to regulations come before the committee. There were quite a lot of them last year and the year before. Will the Minister of State ask his officials to set out the criteria for determining what regulations come before the committee? It was a very helpful process. Some of the amendments were significant, involving changes of uses...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: As it is now 5.10 p.m., I propose that we take a break at this point. When we recommence, we will consider the question, "That section 4 stand part of the Bill".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 129 relates to the national planning framework and section 19. It is adds to section 19(1) where it states: "The Government shall prepare and publish a document to be known as the National Planning Framework." My suggested amendment adds, "which should be adopted by a resolution of the Oireachtas". The reason I tabled this is that all of our planning documents, from the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not expect we will. We will continue the discussion. We are due to finish at 8.15 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: On that note, it is just after 8.15 p.m. and we agreed to finish at 8.15 p.m. I will adjourn the select committee until 10.30 a.m. tomorrow. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and the officials for their engagement.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for his response, in which he touched on several things. Much of our planning system is good. It comes in for a great deal of criticism, but there is a lot to our planning system that is good. One of the extremely good aspects is that it is very participative at all stages, from the people we elect to adopt and craft our plans at every level to the ability for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Before the Minister responds, we are going to break at 5 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. I will adjourn the committee now. We will reconvene at 6.06 p.m in this committee room. Go raibh maith agaibh.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I agreed to withdraw amendment No. 31, in my name, because the Minister agreed to return to the matter at a later point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay, but in the amendment why are some directives named by their names, such as the birds directive, but not given the EU - or EEC or whatever it was at the time - number. Is there a reason for doing it that way?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. Deputy O'Callaghan wants to come in. I propose that we take a five-minute break at 11.30 a.m. if that is okay with everybody. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State might wish to respond. Before he does I inform members that we will finish at 1 p.m. I also propose that the committee will run from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. Is it likely that I will be able to put the question on amendment No. 8 before 1 p.m., as I need to organise cover for my sections coming up?