Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 March 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

To a degree, my question also relates to section 53, but I will ask it now. Section 52 deals with the notice of intention to review development plans and the preparation of draft development plans. The Irish Planning Institute, which represents planners across the private and public sectors, raised a concern about the Bill allowing insufficient time for the preparation of development plans. The institute has cited the example of how getting a finalised development plan translated into Gaeilge, if it is written in English first, can take up to six months and says that is not manageable within the timeframes under the Bill. The Minister of State might explain the practicalities. Is it his view that the timeframes in sections 52 and 53 are manageable? Where is there time for translating into Irish? How will that happen?

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