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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The minister talked about a case. For example, it could be a planning enforcement case or a judicial review which pertains to the plan in question.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is just carried over.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have the same two questions. Is it new or is it a transposition? What is its function?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Why is there a specific provision providing for the Minister to be able to make regulations with respect to this when we have already dealt with sections where there are general provisions to make regulations with respect to any aspect of the Act. Is this requirement under EU law?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 128: In page 60, lines 21 and 22, to delete “National Planning Framework” and substitute “Creatlach Pleanála Náisiúnta”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 130: In page 60, to delete lines 27 to 29 and substitute the following: "(a) securing sustainable national and regional development strategies; (b) maximising the potential of the regions, while supporting proper planning and sustainable development in urban and rural areas;". As the Minister knows this relates to section 19 and the national planning framework. I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: From his answer it appears the Minister misunderstands the proposition.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think I have the floor.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will start again. It is my opinion that the Minister does not seem to understand the proposition as set out by my colleagues. I would like to offer the Minister the opportunity to convince me that he does understand the proposition, as well as set out a more credible case as to why he opposes it. Words matter and they matter more in legislation than anything else. What the amendment is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: To correct the record, Sinn Féin enthusiastically supported the Government's legislation underpinning the climate action plan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: We absolutely support the budgets. In fact, to the credit of this committee, in respect of the Department and the area of embodied carbon and emissions arising from the built environment, we have done strong cross-party work. We produced two reports which we have sent to the Minister. It is disappointing that many of the recommendations relevant to this Bill are not in it but we will deal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will just finish this one sentence. We had considerable discussion at an early stage about the need, for example, for a review of fire safety regulations in terms of BCAR to ensure that, for example, we can use low-carbon building materials over 10 m to ensure sustainable development. Because of all that, this amendment is absolutely crucial. It is not a matter of semantics; it is a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: On that, I assume UDZs and SDZs are covered under Part IX of the Act.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will withdrawing the amendment. I do not know why it is there.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, and I just want to say that I welcome this new spirit of partnership from the Minister of State. I hope that it is not a tactic to avoid detailed consideration of the various sections, and that it is a genuine commitment to come back on Report Stage. Of course I will take the Minister of State at face value on that. However, we will be keeping a record and if it is not, we will remind...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is clear. This is just for clarity. I am looking at, for example, Westmeath, for which 2027 is the end date of the current plan. That means, potentially, in Athlone - I know it is only one of the three local authorities - it could be as late as 2033 or 2034 before it has a co-ordinated plan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Nor should it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not going to waste time on this because we have had these debates over and over. The section relates to the obligation to prepare housing development strategies where a planning authority's functional areas comprise solely a city. Section 45(3)(d) refers to the "identification of existing capacity, and planned investment in capacity, in transport (including, in particular, transport...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The amendment will insert “Irish language facilities” in the list of infrastructure and facilities that are mentioned in section 45(3)(d) with respect to the obligation to prepare housing development strategies. It mentions community facilities, and we are proposing the inclusion of Irish language facilities. I apologise for the confusion but there was a correction to the...