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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I can give an answer on amendment No. 202 now if Deputy O'Callaghan wants.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We had a fair discussion on matters relating to this, I think it was the week before last. Deputy O'Callaghan has outlined that amendment No. 202 seeks to provide that a planning statement can be issued in respect of the "promotion of human health and well-being". We had quite a detailed discussion on this already. Last week we discussed a similar amendment on human health and well-being...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Not to interrupt the Deputy but I could debate affordable housing and what we have done on delivery of affordable housing with him here and I will. Maybe I will do that when I come back in, Chair, but in the context of planning, I do not want to-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Sure.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: To be honest - and it is a fine park - if they are locked, that is a matter for the local authority. They were built and planned for. It is not a failure of the planning system.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Deputy saying they are locked all the time?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Nobody is able to access them?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We will take that up with DCC. I will take that up. It is not really a matter for this planning Bill but-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is actually an operational matter. They are built. They were planned for and they built them.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The reality is that they were planned for. The park was planned for and it is open. It is built. If they are closed, that is operational.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It does matter to people, of course it does. I was not saying it does not matter to people. There is obviously an operational matter in Dublin City Council as to why it has not allowed access to toilets that were planned for and built. Were they closed from day one? Have they always been closed? I should not really be talking about that to the Deputy, I will take this off to the side.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Did Deputy McAuliffe speak to amendments Nos. 210 and 212?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There is an amendment on that later in the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I am glad Deputy Gould is back at the committee. He is probably making up for lost time because he was not here for a couple of weeks.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is a very fair point, to be honest. I want to stick to the relevant points here. We were speaking to an amendment that people have gone to the trouble of either preparing or submitting on behalf of interested groups so I would like to stick to what we are talking about. If Deputy Gould wants, I could talk about Knocknaheeny outside the meeting. I am glad he is back; it is good to have...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Okay.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: He is allowed back in now anyway.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The party restriction has been removed from Deputy Gould and he is back in full flow.