Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage
4:30 pm
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I move amendment No. 163:
In page 148, to delete lines 18 to 43 and substitute the following:
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| 103 | Section 31F Subsection (1) | Substitute: “(1)Where the regional assemblies in respect of the GDA intend to make a regional spatial and economic strategy in accordance with section 24, or to review the existing strategy under section 26, they shall, as soon as may be, consult with the NTA in order to make the necessary arrangements for making the strategy.”. |
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| 104 | Subsection (2) | Substitute: |
| “(2)The NTA shall assist and co-operate with the regional assemblies in respect of in the GDA in making arrangements for the preparation of a regional spatial and economic strategy and in carrying out the preparation of the strategy.”. | ||
| 105 | Subsection (3) | Substitute for paragraph (a): |
| “(a)In carrying out its function under subsection (2), the NTA shall prepare and submit to the regional assemblies, within 6 weeks of the commencement of consultation under subsection (1), a report on the issues which, in its opinion, should be considered by the regional assemblies in making a regional spatial and economic strategy.”. | ||
| 106 | Subsection (3) | Substitute in paragraph (b)(i) “regional spatial and economic strategy” for “regional planning guidelines”. |
| 107 | Subsection (3) | Substitute in paragraph (b)(i) “regional spatial and economic strategy” for “regional planning guidelines”. |
| 108 | Section 31G(1) | Substitute: |
| “(1)Where a notice is received by the NTA under section 24(4) it shall, as part of any written submission on the draft regional spatial and economic strategy, state whether, in its view, the draft regional spatial and economic strategy is— | ||
| (a)consistent with its transport strategy, or | ||
| (b)not consistent with its transport strategy and in such case what amendments to the draft regional spatial and economic strategy it considers necessary to achieve such consistency.”. | ||
| 109 | Section 31GG Subsection (1) | Substitute: “(1)Where a notice is received by the NTA under section 24(4) from a regional assembly (other than the regional assemblies in respect of the GDA) the NTA shall, as part of any written submission on the draft regional spatial and economic strategy, state whether, in its view, the matters raised by it in its report under section 31FF are— |
| (a)satisfactorily addressed in the draft regional spatial and economic strategy, or | ||
| (b)not satisfactorily addressed in the draft spatial and economic strategy.”. | ||
| 110 | Subsection (2) | Substitute: |
| “(2)Where in the context of subsection (1)(b) the NTA makes a submission, it shall indicate what amendments to the draft regional spatial and economic strategy it considers should be made to ensure effective integration of transport and land use planning.”. | ||
| 111 | Section 31J | Substitute for paragraph (a): |
| “(a)a planning or local authority, a regional assembly, State authority or An Bord Pleanála is carrying out any relevant function under or transferred by Part II, X, XI or XIV, or”. |
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