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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The only process the Minister of State has said there is that it is at the discretion of a Minister. If they are doing their job right they could trigger an earlier review but it is not required or explicitly stated.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not think it is adequate but the Minister of State has explained it very clearly. I thank the Minister of State. I am happy to move on to other amendments, through the Chair.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: To emphasise Deputy McAuliffe's point, there was the census in 2016, the planning framework was created in 2018 and a series of development plan reviews are almost complete, with only a small number outstanding. There has been almost seven years between 2018 and 2024, when the NPF will be reviewed, and over recent years there has been widespread commentary, both within this House and from...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will respond briefly because I want to move on to the other amendments. When we think about it, we have the national marine planning framework which is not unlike the national planning framework. It sits on top and contains our high-level strategic objectives. The maritime spatial plans are not unlike development plans in that they get into an awful lot of granular detail. The reason...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The idea that any amendment to the definitions of biodiversity addresses what is already there is the point of the amendment. Definitions provide clarity in terms of what runs throughout the Bill. This section deals specifically with the national planning framework. It sets out and explicitly names the matters the framework has to take into account. If something is really important and we...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a final comment on these amendments. The argument the Minister makes against amendment No. 150 and the level of restoration could just as easily be applied to conservation. The legislation does not set out to what level this applies or set out what is to be conserved. It just places an obligation, in this instance on the Minister, the Department and the Government, when producing a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Deputy O'Callaghan can press them if he wants.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: For clarity, BUAs can be within cities, towns or villages or they can be separate from them. It is not that it is a different designation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I welcome the Minister and thank the Minister of State. In regard to amendment No. 132, section 19 sets out the core criteria for consideration in the development of a national planning framework and section 19(2)(e) will require the NPF to provide for land-sea interactions and secure co-ordination with the national marine planning framework. The amendment will strengthen that in two ways....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Amendment No. 148 relates to Section 19(3)(d), which lists the environmental, archaeological and heritage considerations of the NPF. The list is kind of sparse; it speaks of landscape ecology, biodiversity, archaeology, architecture and natural heritage. Our amendment proposes to expand that to add the following: the conservation of the environment and its amenities, as the Minister has...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have had the substantive debate, so I am going to ask just one question. I am aware that the Minister was present listening to the dialogue. Given that he is the lead Minister and is undertaking the lead review of the NPF, the HNDA and the targets underpinning his own housing plan, I am interested in hearing whether he has anything to add on the timeframe related to the census. Could he...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, but I am interested in hearing the Minister's view on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two very small points. I am not going to repeat anything and am not looking for the Minister's reply. All I ask is that he do two things when considering the matter. In fairness, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, made it very clear that a review can happen at any time, but I believe that if there is something significant in a census, there should be some provision for less...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That was discussed earlier.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will be very brief because Deputy O'Callaghan has set it out very well. I was actually surprised by this and thought it was just an accidental omission or error. Indeed, I presume it is such and am quite hopeful, therefore, that the Minister will accept the amendment. If it is a deliberate change, I am really interested to know the rationale for it for all of the reasons Deputy...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a question. I am looking at the list of prescribed bodies. Can the Minister imagine a review of the NPF that would not consult prescribed bodies, given who they are? Can he imagine any set of circumstances where they would not be consulted?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have not finished the question.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be quicker without the interruptions from the Minister. I am looking at the list here. It is a very short list. They all have very significant interests in an NPF review. Obviously, you cannot list every organisation and, therefore, you will need that general provision. Given that there will not be an NPF review that will not consult these bodies, why not name them? There is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: You did not.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: They are already prescribed. They are different from the-----