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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two further questions. This is an important section regarding the operation of the timelines. At page 235, the Bill states: “notify the Minister and the Office of the Planning Regulator that it has not made the decision”. It is only after the ten weeks has expired that the notification to the Minister has to be made, so that in every individual application-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Could that not be quite a number?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: All things being equal.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does that only apply to those areas where the primary planning authority is the commission? This is for SIDs and those types of things.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is also for appeals.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Again, this is not to argue against it. It is for clarity. If we then continue through the section, subsection (5) states: “Each report under section 454...”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Therefore, the subsection states that each annual report shall: (a) contain a statement of— (i) the number of appeals (other than LRD appeals)... I presume there is a rationale for not including LRD appeals or are they going to be reported separately in the annual report?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is just to delineate them as separate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: With regard to section 110(6) and the statutory timelines, I am trying to understand the periods of 18 weeks and six weeks in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii), and then the 26 weeks and ten weeks in paragraph (b).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is just for clarity. Can the Minister explain what each of those different periods of 18 weeks, six weeks, 26 weeks and ten weeks relates to?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The 18 weeks.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The 18 weeks is for standard planning applications. What is the six weeks?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: What of the 26 weeks?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is perfect. I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I just want to explain the rationale. Putting some of that on the public record is very helpful for clarity because not everybody gets access to those documents. I thank the Minister for that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I invite the Minister to explain section 114(1)(a). Section 114(1) states: A person who is eligible to apply, and intends to apply, for permission for Chapter 4 development (in this Chapter referred to as a “prospective applicant”)- (a) except where the development is Chapter 4 State authority emergency development, shall request a consultation with the Commission under this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is something that is not available for things that do not fall under State authority emergency development.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a few questions on the section.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have three questions and I will go through them together. Section 116 contains a provision request for a meeting where certain aspects of a proposed development is not confirmed. Will the Minister explain exactly what this provision is? From my reading of it, it is a new provision but correct me if I am wrong. I want to get a sense of what kinds of aspects of the proposed development...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is section 116(9), apologies. A request, document or record kept in accordance with subsection (8) shall be published and made available to the public, in such manner as may be prescribed, not later than 3 days from the day on which the Commission receives an application for permission for the proposed development concerned. When the Minister talks about documents or records will he...