Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 February 2024

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Cian O'CallaghanCian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 174 is an amendment to line 33, which states:

In page 63, line 33, after “prescribed.” to insert the following: “Such prescribed documents shall include at least information on the following:

(a) current information on current and projected population and demographics, including on net-migration and inward migration, coastal and flood related retreats, and climate refugees;

(b) the state of the environment report and indicators on greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, status of protected sites, air quality, water quality, soil quality,

and

(c) human health and well-being.”.

We had quite a good discussion yesterday on human health and well-being. We have been discussing sections 22(1) and 22(2) on page 63. There is a list in subsection (3), but there is no list in subsection (2). This amendment will be to give some detail, and there was good discussion, as to what documents would be prescribed and what would not. This is-----

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