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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay, but if it is being said that "retrospective consent" does cover all that, how come it does not say that here in the definition? It just refers to "development in respect of which an appropriate assessment or an environmental impact assessment is required". It does not say "and other potential breaches of EU law".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not have an example to hand.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, to EU law.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Under ministerial amendment No. 26, retrospective consent is defined as “retention permission for development in respect of which an appropriate assessment or an environmental impact assessment is required”. As I was saying, there could be a retention permission for a development in broader areas in breach of EU law, such as the water framework directive. The Minister of State...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Will the Minister of State give me a longer answer than that? What does it mean that the water framework directive is being dealt with separately? In what sense is it separate? Is it separate to the Government’s definition in amendment No. 26 or where is it being dealt with separately?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does it deal with them only?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It does not deal with a breach of, say, the water framework directive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is, therefore, exactly as written. It does not cover other breaches of EU law or whatever.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In that case, that is not different from what we understand to be substitute consent under the 2000 Act.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There were wider breaches than just those relating to EIAs and AAs, were there not?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Nothing else, therefore, will fall under retrospective consent.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The answer I got there was a complete change to that which I got earlier, when it was said the definition did include more. The issue I was raising related to the fact the definition of substitute consent has been completely insufficient, so I would have thought the Bill was a chance to update that and to cover other breaches of EU law and directives. Clearly, however, from what has been...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay, so that is being looked at separately altogether-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----with different legislation altogether, potentially.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Our wording states: "Areas subject to Special Amenity Area Orders and the identification of areas where such orders would be beneficial for the community or biodiversity objectives." I fail to see how that is a rationale for not accepting the amendment.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 15. To ask the Taoiseach the expected timeline for the citizens' assemblies committed to in the programme for Government. [5296/24]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 7. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty and well-being unit. [5295/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will push for an extension of the flexible EU fiscal rules introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to allow for greater investment in the construction of new social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6110/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (13 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the dwellings purchased where the 10% stamp duty was paid, broken down by month of payment since the increased stamp duty was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6134/24]