We resume our consideration of the Planning and Development Bill, 1999. I welcome all present, including the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, Deputy Dempsey, and the officials from his Department, Ms Mary Moylan, Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh and Ms Oonagh Buckley.
As agreed, we will meet until 4.30 p.m. I am sorry the time is short but immediately after we finish, another meeting will commence here. I remind the committee that we will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 May, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. We will also meet on Thursday, 18 May, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. A schedule has been circulated to Members.