Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 8, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“(3) (a) Any such application for consultation to the Planning Authority shall include in written and electronic format all the information which is required to be provided to the Board under subsection (4) and in the formats stipulated therein.

(b) The Minister may make regulations under this part to further specify requirements in respect of this initial consultation with the planning authority, including requirements in relation to—

(i) additional documentation and studies required,

(ii) the fees involved for such consultation,

(iii) additional procedural requirements for the consultation provisions for the extending of the time-periods stipulated for the consultation.

(c) The planning authority shall ensure the public is effectively notified and consulted also in respect of this application, and shall make available for inspection, including the making available over the internet of electronic copies of all the particulars submitted to it, and shall take due account of any observations made on the application in any comments or subsequent submissions it makes in respect of the development to the Board under section 6 of this Chapter.”.

I will speak on the grouping. These are a series of very straightforward amendments, which are about ensuring that information is provided in both written and electronic form at various stages of the process. I will not go through each one individually as they are self-explanatory.