Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1193:

In page 25, line 5, to delete “development;” and substitute the following: “development; to provide for proper planning and sustainable development in the interests of the common good;”

These amendments relate to the Long Title of the Bill. Amendment No. 1193 amends the Long Title of the Bill to clarify that the purpose of the Bill is to consolidate and revise the law relating to planning and development; to provide for proper planning and sustainable development in the interest of the common good.

Amendment No. 1194 adds the word “replace” to the Long Title to clarify that the purpose of the Bill is to both repeal and replace the Planning and Development Act 2000.

In the published Bill, the reference to “proper planning and sustainable development” and “in the interests of the common good” were inadvertently omitted. This wording appeared in the Long Title of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and in a similar form in the 1963 Act. The Long Title is an outline description of the purpose of the Bill and therefore I believe it is important to retain this wording to clarify the purpose of the Planning legislation as set out in this Bill.