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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: 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: Just for clarity, the reason I referred to apartments in my amendment was because I wanted to clarify that. I remember having this discussion on previous legislation where I asked if apartments were covered by "houses" and that definition was given to me. I put it in as a clarification on the record.

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.

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

Steven Matthews: I would like you to be brief-----