I propose to withdraw the amendment to amendment No. 16. Amendment No. 14, to delete “varied.”.” and substitute “varied.”, is to deal with a punctuation issue. I am sure the officials will pick up on that on another Stage of the Bill. The purpose of the amendment to amendment No. 25 is to ensure that extraordinary and worrying new powers under the 2024 Act shall not operate to remove, limit, reduce or otherwise compromise the record of protected structures included in a development plan in existence or whose drafti…

I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(3) The strategy referred to in subsection (2) shall allow for the zoning of land for the particular use of providing affordable housing as defined in Parts 2 and 3 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021.”,”. The amendment relates to Ireland's planning system, which has long prioritised market-led housing delivery. It introduces a necessary rebalance towards public interest planning where local authorities can proactively designate l…

Yes.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 13: 1. After “section.” to insert the following: “(10A) Notwithstanding subsection (1), subsection (5) of section 68, and sections 61 and 62, shall not operate to remove, limit, reduce or otherwise compromise the use of enjoyment of a public right of way contained in a development plan in existence or in a draft development plan process underway, prior to the commencement of any section under Part 3.”.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 16: To delete paragraph (e) and substitute the following: “(e) by the deletion of subsection 7, and”.

I move amendment No.1 to amendment No. 20: After “applies.” to insert the following: “(13) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of subsection (12), a housing strategy of the planning authority in respect of whose functional area the development plan applies which is varied in accordance with section 69, shall only have effect from the date of such variation, and prior to such a variation, reference in this Act to a housing strategy shall be construed as including references to a housing strategy in place before a variatio…

I have looked carefully at the amendment against the requirements which need to be addressed under Chapter 2 of Part 9 and I do not believe that the amendment cannot be fully justified within the Bill. There is a strong focus in Chapter 2, Part 9 on the implications for the Exchequer of the two sets of regulations which need to be prepared for the Chapter to be commenced and on the role of the Oireachtas. We are consistent and in line with standing orders. Our concern is that the ruling is more about preventing the…

That is fair enough.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 25: After “section 69.” to insert the following: “(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 68, and sections 61 and 62, shall not operate to remove, limit, reduce or otherwise compromise the record of protected structures included in a development plan in existence or in a draft development plan process underway, prior to the commencement of any section under Part 3.”.

I will speak to amendments Nos. 27 and 28 together in the interests of time. Government amendment No. 27 amends section 410(1)(c) of the 2024 Act which is concerned with the continued vesting of powers, in this instance, specifically, for the compulsory acquisition of land for strategic gas infrastructure. The Minister's amendment is simply to change the reference to the Commission for Energy Regulation to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. The purpose of our amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 27 is simply t…

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 27: To delete all words from and including “in subparagraph (ii)” down to and including “Regulation” ” and substitute the following: “by the deletion of paragraph (c) of subsection (1).”.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 28: To delete all words from and including “in subparagraph (ii)” down to and including “Regulation” ” and substitute the following: “by the deletion of paragraph (c) of subsection (1).”.

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 29: To delete all words from and including “in subsection (5)” down to and including “Part 7” ” and substitute the following: “by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (5): “(5) (a) A planning authority shall ensure that a planning framework that includes residential development is consistent with the housing strategy. (b) In considering the consistency of a planning framework under paragraph (a) with the housing strategy, the housing strategy that will …

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 30: To delete all words from and including “Section” down to and including “Part 7” ” and substitute the following: “The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 608: “Draft development scheme which includes residential development 608. (a) Where a draft development scheme includes residential development the planning authority shall ensure that it is consistent with the housing strategy prepared in accordance with Part 7. (b) In consi…

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 31: To delete all words from and including “in subsection (2)” down to and including “Part 7” ” and substitute the following: “by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2): “(2) (a) In considering an appeal under this section the Commission shall consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the provisions of the development plan in the area to which the scheme relates, the provisions of the housing strategy, any relevant National…

What amendments are we on?

I will go second.

I will be opposing amendment No. 32 because it relates to amendment No. 47 on the modification of existing permissions. On amendment No. 47, Professor Orla Hegarty has talked about poor-quality accommodation and its impact on mental health and well-being in many recent articles, specifically in relation to the proposals the Government has put forward. On the one hand, people are talking about the actual implications of living in these places. They are the size of two or three car parking spaces. They are small. The…

To clarify, it was an article in The Irish Times that stated it was the size of three car parking spaces. In fact, it is a double tennis court. We were all watching Wimbledon in recent days. Would we be delighted to live somewhere the size of a tennis court?

I will correct my correction. Eight units could fit on a tennis court. Forgive me; it is very late. If eight units could fit on a tennis court, they would be minuscule. I just wished to point that out. The Minister of State made reference to the Vienna housing model. The Vienna housing model is based on loads of shared amenities and diversity of housing type to avoid creating slum-like developments. That diversity of accommodation type is not referenced in the Government amendments. It is obviously not just about s…