Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Cl?ona Kimber:
I am nodding vigorously. I agree with the Deputy on working with the community. I agree that there is an opportunity missed. Regarding many planning issues, I firmly believe that if there was some method at the outset of getting people to agree, work together and understand, there might not be all these challenges, lack of permissions and reviews. Perhaps there could be an opportunity in the Bill for, at an early stage, some sort of mediation or arbitration. For example, workers' disputes all go off to the Labour Relations Commission and they figure out something. Perhaps something like that. Would that help for communities? I agree with the Deputy and that is why I am nodding my head.
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