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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: The establishment will be as soon as possible after the enactment of the Bill - ideally within a period of 12 months. We know the importance of this new groundbreaking reform in terms of enforcement and adjudicating on the consent process. It is a new transparent regime. Across government we have to negotiate the staffing and budget, which will all be part of the budgetary process. We are...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: Once the legislation is enacted, that will all have to be worked out.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: Once the Government has passed the legislation, which is the bedrock for MARA to be established, it is a matter for the Government to negotiate its staffing arrangements and what positions will be held within it.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I cannot give an exact number and scale.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: It will be based in Wexford. That was announced previously. I cannot give the Deputy micro-detail of what the staffing level will be within it at this time.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: The Department has established a unit to look into this. My job is to get this legislation through. MARA will be a major reform of the maritime area in terms of how it does its business, as I mentioned. It is a significant, good and transparent news story. In terms of the minutiae of what staffing levels will be and what budget it will have, that all has to be negotiated.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 139: In page 58, line 36, to delete "either—" and substitute "any of the following:". With regard to the previous session where we went through amendments relating to the administration of the sale of State property, Deputy Boyd Barrett and I had a significant discussion on it. I want to flag to the committee that we do not intend reintroducing those...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: We are very clear on that, and it was not about the disposal; it was an administrative function. Essentially, the ownership remained with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform but I accept it was confusing and was causing concern in the debate. Therefore, I have withdrawn them. I am making it clear in my signal that I will not reintroduce that on Report Stage. It was a...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: As an administrative function; that was what I was saying.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: Sometimes it is hard to win. I am withdrawing the amendments and I am making it clear that I will not reintroduce them on Report Stage.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I am working with the members through all this process and I have accepted amendments. I am being very clear on that. We want to make this the best legislation. I hope the Opposition will acknowledge that as well as we go through this process because this is a significant departure from how we do business currently.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: These interrelated amendments provide for a new section 63(1)(a)(iii), which enables MARA to render assistance to other bodies in the performance of their functions. The section provides for co-operation agreements with other State bodies to co-ordinate and collaborate on related marine functions. The text, as initiated, inadvertently only provided for one-way rendering assistance to MARA....
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I thank members for their questions. The agreements have a duty to try to improve the performance of MARA, realising its ambitions and goals. Section 41(h) on page 45 is detailed in its capturing of what we want agreements to do and to encourage co-operation with other regulators. We are talking about regulators such as-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: Section 41(h) on page 45 of the Bill.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: One could conceive agreements with actors such as the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, the Commissioners of Irish Lights and local authorities. With regard to the queries about section 63(5) on page 59: A co-operation agreement, or any variation made to it, shall be in writing and, as soon as is practicable after the agreement or variation has been made and given to the Minister. It...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 140: In page 58, to delete line 39 and substitute “maritime area;”.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 141: In page 59, to delete line 3 and substitute “functions;”.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 142: In page 59, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(iii) the MARA rendering assistance to the body in the body’s performance of its functions where such assistance is not inconsistent with the MARA’s functions,”.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 143: In page 59, line 15, to delete “shall include provisions—” and substitute “may include any or all of the following provisions:”.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)
Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 144: In page 59, line 18, to delete “functions,” and substitute “functions;”.