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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister continually used the term "sole reason", but the amendment does not say that. The wording the Minister is proposing is not that clear or confined. The amendment does not reflect what he said. Should is not be tightened up?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will follow up on some of the points raised there. Yesterday, the Minister was telling us that if the infrastructure is not in place, planning permission can be refused if this passes. Deputy Matthews was making the point that infrastructure is not just water and wastewater infrastructure. It is also about what is needed to support communities to thrive, including things like school...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: My second question is that given that overzoning took place, particularly in some of the counties that surround Dublin, is there a risk with this amendment that with that amount of zoned land - and Deputy Matthews outlined how a lot of it is still zones where there was overzoning - it runs the risk of housing being built out in the further to reach areas first where costs are lower and not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Fair enough but it is relevant to this, which is why I raised it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: As Deputy McAuliffe is not here, he cannot ask questions about his amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not expect the Minister to be able to respond.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sure, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On amendment No. 723, I will raise the issue that there is a finding of the Aarhus Convention compliance committee against Ireland in extension of durations under section 42, given failure to provide for public participation. In terms of all of Chapter 5 and indeed Part 4, I have concerns around Aarhus Convention compliance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There we go. We are on Deputy McAuliffe's amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: My concern is around lack of public participation and compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 41, after line 40, to insert the following: “(c) where an environmental impact assessment or appropriate assessment has not been required under any such enactment, but the activity may have a significant impact on the environment, public participation has been provided for prior to the authorisation or permitting of the activity.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Amendments Nos. 641 and 642 relate to applications for permission for standard development. I am not clear why they are in this group. We might just deal with the ones relating to the national planning framework first and then move on to applications for permission for standard development, which is a separate topic. Amendment No. 137 seeks that the national planning framework contains...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is amendment No. 165 in this group?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Again, amendment No. 165 is about the Department and State bodies with responsibility for the language planning process, and protection and promotion of the Irish Gaeltacht, being consulted. It references Roinn na Gaeltachta, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Foras na Gaeilge.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. He referred to the Gaeltacht communities, the priority area plans and having special plans for each Gaeltacht. That would be consistent with the amendments I am proposing and would complement the national planning framework, which would then be supportive of those priority area plans. That would fit in quite well. Specifically on my amendment No....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will comment on this group and then will move on to amendment No. 193. I have to respond to what the Minister said. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh correctly pointed out, the Minister said he cannot accept amendment No. 167 because language plans are not defined. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh pointed out-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Chair does not want me repeating myself but I have said at least ten times when talking about language planning that language plans come on a statutory basis from the Gaeltacht Act 2012. The language planning process includes Limistéir Pleanála Teanga, Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta and Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta Teo. The Chair does not want me repeating myself...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister have a response on my amendment No. 193? I acknowledge that the Minister has responded on the general area but I would appreciate it if he responded on the specific amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I would like to come in briefly on amendments Nos. 641 and 642. Amendment No. 641 is to ensure an application for permission for a standard development can be made in either Irish or English. This is all it says and all it seeks to do. Amendment No. 642 seeks to ensure that when an application for permission for a standard development is made as Gaeilge, any return correspondence to an...