Results 301-320 of 9,093 for speaker:Steven Matthews

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: At this stage we are just discussing the amendment but, when we reach the amendment the Deputy will have the opportunity to move and press it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes. Does Deputy Boyd Barrett wish to speak to amendment No. 896?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt the Deputy but we are going to take a short break at 4 o'clock. I am just wondering whether he-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: And the Deputy will have his amendment-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It would be nice to tidy this up before 4 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Andrews has indicated, and then I will go to Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will go to Deputy Boyd Barrett and then Deputy O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I said we would break at 4 p.m. Deputy O'Callaghan, you have a point you wish to make on this. Minister, you-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not want to rush Deputy O'Callaghan either.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: One minute, and then the Minister may wish to respond. Then we will take a break and I think the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will step in.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Minister, do you wish to respond?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: That is grand. Members, I will suspend the meeting for ten minutes and we will return at 4.16 p.m., if everybody agrees. I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, for his attendance today.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: In amendment No. 898 I seek clarification on whether apartments will be included but amendment No. 897 in the name of Deputy Cian O'Callaghan probably covers it in more detail. I invite Deputy O'Callaghan to discuss amendment No. 897.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy appears to be discussing amendment No. 895 and----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have discussed it already. The Deputy was not present. We discussed amendment No. 895. I do not allow others to go back and discuss amendments that have been discussed already.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: You had two substitutes in. They spoke to the amendment. Will you please try-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am not trying to have a row with you. I am trying to point out the fact-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Steven Matthews: It is not a waste of time if I am applying the rules to everybody equally and I have been doing that in not allowing Deputies go back and discuss an amendment again. I will allow you to continue because you were not in the committee room at the time but I ask you to be very brief on it. I do not want to open up the discussion again.