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)
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Okay. My next question is on section 72(5), which deals with plan-making. We had a lengthy debate on the national planning framework in which we fought tooth and nail, but I do not think we won, in regard to the language around who should be consulted. The language used in subsection (5) is a little more inclusive than in that case. I am noting this because if the Minister of State considers returning to some of the queries we raised with respect to strengthening the public participation and consultation aspects of the planning framework, this subsection has slightly better language. I am interested in why that is. Is it because these provisions relate to a smaller geographical area and, therefore, a smaller amount of work, which means we can be more generous in the list of organisations to be consulted, or is there some other reason the language is a little more generous?
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