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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: I had one final question on that.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: In the context of amendment No. 605, I am interested in balanced regional development and making sure we get the right housing types in the right locations. Could this impact national objectives in that area? To give an example, I refer to a situation where the housing growth targets are aligned with areas where we want to see development taking place and where we want to see housing being...

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.