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

Steven Matthews: Okay, go ahead.

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

Steven Matthews: Do you want to take amendments Nos. 684 to 686, inclusive, together, Deputy?

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

Steven Matthews: They are all closely related.

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

Steven Matthews: As it is 4.05 p.m., I propose that we suspend proceedings. When we return, we will recommence with amendment No. 711 in the name of Deputy McAuliffe. There are a few more amendments within the grouping to deal with. We thank the Minister for his attendance.

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

Steven Matthews: We are dealing with a group of amendments starting with No. 660. We have spoken to several of them and are now moving on to amendment No. 711.

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

Steven Matthews: Amendment No. 664, in the names of Deputies Flaherty and McAuliffe, is part of a grouping containing six or seven amendments. The Deputies are not here. We can speak to the grouping.

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

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister clarify a question from me on this as well? This will kick in following the process whereby an extension could have been agreed between the applicant and the planning authority. The planning authority will be well placed, when seeking that extension, to say it needs three, six or eight weeks. This is not something that will kick in within the eight weeks statutory or the-----

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

Steven Matthews: The local authority will assess how long it will take it and, if that is not met, then there is a penalty-----

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

Steven Matthews: -----or whatever you want to call it.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy O'Callaghan wants to make one brief point. I will then go Deputy McAuliffe because he is waiting to discuss his amendments.

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

Steven Matthews: Will the Deputy make new points please?

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

Steven Matthews: I want to try to move it along.

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

Steven Matthews: Okay, go ahead.

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

Steven Matthews: I want to move it along. I am not picking on anybody in particular.

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

Steven Matthews: The Deputy has addressed it.

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

Steven Matthews: If it is helpful, we discussed briefly that the committee is minded to invite An Bord Pleanála back in with the new chair. I suggest we bring in the CCMA, the representatives for the local authority planners and the Irish Planning Institute. We will set up a meeting when we are finished dealing with this Bill. I think it will be helpful to all. I will now bring in Deputy McAuliffe...

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

Steven Matthews: The discussion, as I remember it, was that a local authority can engage with an applicant and say, "We need an extra four weeks."

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

Steven Matthews: It may not need further information to do that; it just needs more time. Otherwise it can make a further information request, but that puts it back to the applicant to return with the information, whereas this is just slightly tighter.

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

Steven Matthews: It is relevant here.

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

Steven Matthews: We have already discussed amendment No. 666.

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