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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will take Deputy Boyd Barrett, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputies have made their point well. The Minister of State has responded that he is not accepting the amendment. The amendment can be pressed at an appropriate point but I want to move on because we have had good back and forth on it. I want to confirm, yesterday the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, said that amendment No. 251 is withdrawn. Can I confirm with the Minister of State...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will now move on to amendment No. 121. Amendments Nos. 121 and 389 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy wish to speak to amendment No. 389, which relates to the insertion of the definition into plans and strategies.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is in my name only.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I ask the Minister of State to respond on both those amendments and then we can move on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Just to confirm, is the Deputy withdrawing the amendment?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 121 and 389 are being withdrawn. I will formally withdraw the latter when we get to it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: From our discussions yesterday, I had understood that this amendment is being withdrawn. Is that still the position?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 125, 126, 330, 333, 417 to 419, inclusive, 422, 427, 429 and 553 are related and may be discussed together. I invite the Minister of State to speak on amendment No. 125 and on the other amendments in this group if he wishes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will take two technical questions on this, and then I will ask the Minister of State to comment on the members' amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will conclude the discussion of amendment No. 553 and then take a break.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin has a very brief point to make.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: That concludes the debate on amendment No. 553. We will take a break now, as agreed. We will resume with discussion on amendment No. 126, which is next on the list.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. We will continue where we paused before the break, on amendment No. 126, in the names of Deputy O'Callaghan and others.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is the answer 42?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister have anything to add?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Deputy be as brief as possible, please?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. I appreciate it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is a good point. I was going to suggest we take amendment Nos. 419 and 429 together.