John Paul Phelan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 18, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 11 of Act of 2000

24. Section 11 of the Act of 2000 is amended—

(a) in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1), by the substitution of “paragraph (a), (aa) or (ab)” for “paragraph (a)”,

(b) in subparagraph (ii) of that paragraph, by the substitution of “paragraph (a), (aa) or (ab)” for “paragraph (a)”, and

(c) in subparagraph (iii) of that paragraph, by the substitution of “paragraph (a), (aa) or (ab)” for “paragraph (a)”.”.

Section 11(1)(b) deals with the incorporation of the national planning framework and the regional spatial and economic strategies into the Cork city and county development plans. This is a minor technical amendment to the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2018. Section 11(1)(a) requires a planning authority to give notice of its intention to review its existing development plan not later than four years after the plan is made and to prepare a new development plan for its area. Sections 11(1)(aa) and (ab) allow for alternate notification periods for Cork city and county councils whereby they may extend the notification period to review their existing development plans from four years to a maximum of five years by way of ministerial order. This is to facilitate the significant workload and range of complex issues arising from the revisions to the local government arrangements in Cork, as included in the Local Government Act 2019. However, the special provisions for Cork city and county councils are not included in section 11(1)(b) for the purpose of enabling the incorporation of the national planning framework and a regional spatial and economic strategy into a development plan. For legal certainty, this technical amendment inserts the special provisions for Cork at paragraphs (aa) and (ab) into sections 11(1)(b)(i), (ii) and (iii). This ensures consistency with sections 11(1)(a) and 11(1)(b).

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