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

Paul McAuliffe: There are several amendments in the grouping that I have to address. I believe there are four.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can assist with an urgent request in respect of school transport (details supplied). [9428/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 77. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer annually to provide free travel for people with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer annually to abolish the means test for fish assist and farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9405/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 184. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the Finglas primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9642/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I can see the logic and consistency in extending it to a ten-year period, given that is what we are doing with development plans, so there will be a degree of consistency regarding the timelines for long-term planning. My only fear relates to the co-ordination of those two cycles, whereby there could end up being a significant gap between the two if they do not co-ordinate. I will not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I join colleagues on these amendments. There is a strong argument that if these structures are no longer being used as a telephone kiosk they are in breach of the original purpose for which planning was granted. The idea that they would be repurposed into Wi-Fi hot spots or phone charging points, which is happening in a number of cases, is just a farce and undermines the reason they were...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Amendments Nos. 108 and 110, I think, are about slightly different issues, and I think-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I agree. Sorry. When you indicated, I thought you were going to come in on this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: The Minister of State has addressed amendments Nos. 105, 106 and 111, but Deputy Matthews also spoke on amendment No. 107.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Deputy Ó Snodaigh wish to address the other amendments before him together? These are amendments Nos. 113, 114, 115 and 116.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: That is fine. Will the Deputy address all his amendments together?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: Does the Minister wish to speak to amendment No. 109?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I got a sneak preview of the answer. For the record, we will go over it again. For all the good reasons we have just discussed, this would facilitate security infrastructure at airports. The benefit of having this in the legislation as opposed to regulations is that it gives greater certainty. Is there a reason the Minister of State would not include it in the primary legislation?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I accept that. I sought clarification on exempted developments that I believe will be covered by regulations and the Minister of State gave a commitment that he would provide a draft version of those in advance of the Bill moving to the Seanad. I ask that the subject matter of this amendment be also included in that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: We are-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister of State and appreciate the additional information he has provided to the House. As with everything, we have to rely on experts. On the issue of gender, the evidence clearly shows that is not an appropriate ground to consider. Unfortunately, the defence the Department is relying on for the second factor, relating to complex needs, is that the data being returned by the...