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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: Is Deputy Ó Broin referring to section 70?

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

Steven Matthews: Section 70 was mentioned. Section 70(4) states that a co-ordinated area plan committee shall comprise 11, 13 or 15 members. Is that the total or is it from each?

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

Steven Matthews: I do not want to get on to that now, but maybe somebody could note it and we could have an answer ready when we reach the section.

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

Steven Matthews: Having raised this matter in the context of the section, the Deputy is within his rights to submit an amendment for Report Stage.

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

Steven Matthews: We can adjourn now and recommence at six o'clock. Please note for the Minister of State what the questions are to allow the officials to have answers prepared for when we come back.

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 and his officials for their attendance here today.

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

Steven Matthews: We are on section 29 and Deputy Ó Broin is seeking clarification on subsections (1), (5) and (6).

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 269 and 270 are ruled out of order.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 272 is ruled out of order.

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

Steven Matthews: We will wait a moment for the officials to come back in. Everybody will be delighted to hear that we will finish the meeting at 8 p.m. Tomorrow our scheduled meeting is from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and it is proposed to take a break at some point during that meeting for 20 minutes or so. We will meet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow, as agreed. We are debating section 34 and Deputy Ó Broin...

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin is seeking clarification on section 35.

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 will invite the officials back in to seek those clarifications for the Deputy.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy Callaghan wished to ask a question on that as well.

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 just after 8 p.m., I will adjourn the select the committee until 1 p.m. tomorrow, when we will commence with amendment No. 285 in the name of the Minister and the grouping of the Minister's amendments. I thank everybody for their co-operation and I thank the Minister of State for his attendance.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school building for (details supplied); if a timeline for its completion can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11288/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Welcome to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, where we will resume Committee Stage of the Planning and Development Bill 2023. I welcome the Minister, Darragh O’Brien, and his officials. We will start where we finished yesterday, which was on amendment No. 169 in the name of the Minister. It is grouped with another five or six amendments, which are all...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: As not all members of the committee are present, we must proceed to ring the bell and wait an appropriate period of time before we can take a roll call.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 172, 186, 187, 268, 475, 499, 552 and 558 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy Ó Broin want to speak to amendment No. 187?