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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 160: In page 66, line 12, before “archaeological” to insert “cultural and linguistic,”.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 162: In page 66, line 12, after “architectural” to insert “, cultural, linguistic

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 165: In page 66, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(g) protection of the linguistic and cultural heritage of Irish language and Gaeltacht communities including the promotion of Irish as the community language, specifically by supporting the implementation of language plans in Limistéir Phleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta, in Bailte...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister knows, Article 15 of the Constitution is very explicit on who has the authority to make laws for the State. It states, "The sole and exclusive power of making laws for the State is hereby vested in the Oireachtas: no other legislative authority has power to make laws for the State." Earlier, the Minister referred to the national planning framework being a policy. Of...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 145: In page 65, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “(g) protecting and promoting the use of Irish within Gaeltacht Language Planning Areas; (h) outlining how the pursuit and achievement of the national objective of restoring Irish to use as a spoken language nationwide and as the community language of the Gaeltacht is to be integrated into...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 132: “

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 133:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 134:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 135:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 136:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 138:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 139:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 140: After “Plan” to insert “, and to support compliance with the obligations of all public authorities under section 59B of the Wildlife Act 2023, in respect of the Biodiversity Action Plan”.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Unfortunately, the Minister did not have time to address the key issues in the two amendments I focused on in my remarks. One has to ask oneself why the Government is afraid of putting the NPF to a vote in the Houses of the Oireachtas. City and county development plans and local area plans are voted on by elected local government members. The NPF is the overarching plan that sits on top of...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 126:

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am a strong supporter of statutory plans and national planning frameworks. One of the important things about them is that they effectively have the impact of law. We had detailed debates about the statutory nature of the national planning frameworks. It is remarkable that in this legislation the national planning framework is to be approved by the Government and not by the Houses of the...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Apologies that I had to leave the Chamber early yesterday. We thought there was going to be a declaration in the European count in the RDS earlier than it happened.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: For personal reasons I had to be there. Very briefly, because there was a significant discussion of this yesterday, I just want to make a general comment. We had a significant discussion around biodiversity on Committee Stage. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan gave commitments to come back with amendments. He has done that. I give a cautious welcome to the amendments. They are okay...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: No, it literally just broke.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely.