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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay. It is just in the first and not in the second.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is the term "exceptional circumstances" set out in the Act or by way of regulation? What would be considered exceptional circumstances? Would not having sufficient staff to make an appropriate decision within eight weeks suffice? I presume there are regulations that govern this now, so it is not the case that new ones will have to be produced.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: There would be pretty wide latitude for a local authority to stipulate the exceptional circumstances.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is my point. I do not know when the section was originally inserted into the Planning and Development Act. I presume it was not in the original 2000 Act; it came in at a later stage on foot of EU directives. Our planning system is inherently more complex than it was then. Obviously, we are moving to a stage where there is a greater level of development. Our local authority planning...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: The term "exceptional" is not set out anywhere. It is done on a case-by-case basis.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is not set out anywhere. That is okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Was any consideration given to providing an additional period of time, post the four weeks, on receipt of additional information? Perhaps it would not be an additional eight weeks, but an additional four weeks. If not, why not?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Even if there were exceptional circumstances.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: In all cases, without exception, that has to be part of planning permission.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the officials associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council who are considered designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023. [8711/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis has been conducted of the volume of emissions reductions associated with each euro spent by the climate action fund. [8819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy rationale within his Department’s cost-rental policies for corporation tax to be charged on LDA cost rents but not AHB cost rents. [8699/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether renewable electricity generated outside the State, and which was transmitted by means of a guarantee of origin certificate through the fuel mix disclosure process separate from the flow of electricity, is eligible for relief from the electricity tax. [8626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer in 2023, per unit of accommodation, for housing schemes (details supplied), in tabular form. [8674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy rationale for applying corporation tax at the rate of 25% to LDA rental profits; and if this policy decision was made following engagement with the European Commission. [8698/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the equity portion of an affordable home delivered under the affordable housing fund is represented in the registration of the purchase price of the property with the Property Price Register. [8700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 1 February 2024, the number of cases that were unsuccessful in meeting the threshold required by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to progress to prosecution, broken down by county for each of the years 2019-2023. [9223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for when the tender will progress; the timeline for the completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8551/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (22 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 264. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department started to write to people with status or leave to remain in direct provision centres giving them dates by which they would have to leave the direct provision centre or be moved to another centre; the number of such letters issued to date; the criteria for issuing such letters; the rationale...