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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 174: In page 63, line 33, after “prescribed.” to insert the following: “Such prescribed documents shall include at least information on the following: (a)current information on current and projected population and demographics, including on net-migration and inward migration, coastal and flood related retreats, and climate refugees; (b)the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 175: In page 64, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(g) language planning.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 176: In page 64, line 8, to delete “of the Government” and substitute “of the Oireachtas”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 177: In page 64, line 9, to delete “ “National Planning Statement” ” and substitute “ “Ráiteas Pleanála Náisiunta” ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 179: In page 64, line 15, to delete “ “National Planning Policy Guidance” ” and substitute “ “Treoraíocht Polasaí Pleanála Náisiúnta” ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 180: In page 64, line 16, to delete “of the Government” and substitute “of the Oireachtas”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 181: In page 64, to delete lines 18 to 29 and substitute the following: “(3) When the Minister proposes to issue, amend or revoke a National Planning Statement, the Minister shall consult with the relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee on the draft National Planning Statement and give due consideration to any recommendations it makes in respect of the draft....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not seeking to reopen the substantive discussion we had before on some of the process issues, but I will address the issue of revocation. This does not just deal with the setting or amending of the statements. We have had that discussion in terms of process. There is also the issue I raised in respect of their revocation. It seems to be a remarkably easy procedure for a new Minister...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for providing that clarification. To be clear, he is saying the process of amending or revoking is identical to the process of approving and that subsections (6) to (10), for example, and requirements for strategic environmental assessments or appropriate assessments would also be required for revocation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

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

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Again, we have had quite a discussion on the subject matter of this amendment. I would have thought that given the significance of the planning policy statements, prescribed bodies should be listed here. I see no reason why they should not. I do not want to repeat the long debate we had previously, but perhaps even in a brief form the Minister could just give us a rationale for not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: But just to mention prescribed bodies, as per our amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: To be clear, it was never proposed in any of our amendments to ask the Minister to list them.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Surely not.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am more than happy to welcome that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes. Amendment No. 200 relates to section 24, the heading relating to which is "Considerations for issuance of National Planning Statement". The amendment refers specifically to lines 6 and 7. It is in respect of the considerations for its issuance. We seek that the wording "and the assessment of any application for development consent under Part 4" be included. I am interested in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely. I mistook it for another amendment. One of the really interesting discussions we had with the Irish Planning Institute was on the issue of subsidiarity and what a national policy statement should and should not be responsible for? The Irish Planning Institute made a very clear distinction between the right and the necessity of the Government setting national policy that would...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Irish Planning Institute made a submission to the committee on this particular issue. Again, it is important to remember this is the official position of the professional association of planners, so these are people who make planning applications.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is for the record as well as for the benefit of the Minister, but it is worth reminding him who they are. They make applications on behalf of applicants and they make decisions. The Irish Planning Institute stated that national planning measures and policies should apply only to forward planning, under Part 3, and not to development management, which is under Part 4. It also stated...