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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1127: In page 624, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(f) (i) the need to protect the linguistic and cultural heritage of Irish language and Gaeltacht communities including the promotion of Irish as the community language, specifically by supporting the implementation of language plans in Limistéir Phleanála Teanga Ghaeltachta and in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1131: In page 625, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: (e) (i) where the functional area to which the development plan relates includes a Limistéar Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta or a Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta within the Gaeltacht, any relevant Language Plan agreed pursuant to Acht na Gaeltachta 2012, (ii) where the functional area to which...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 1132: In page 625, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(d) (i) the role of such authorities, assemblies, and the Commission under this Act, in respect of supporting the implementation of language plans in Limistéir Phleanála Ghaeltachta, in Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta and in Líonraí Gaeilge pursuant to Acht na Gaeltachta...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: When I was raising the Puškár judgment of the European Court of Justice the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, said there was advice from the Attorney General on it. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, might advise us of the number of instances on which the Attorney General's advice or, indeed, the Government acting on the Attorney General's advice, has been found not to have...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is just that amendment No. 956 is specifically about costs.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am asking the Minister of State because he is here, and that is why I put the question to him. There is wording in the Bill about "significant effects". How and where is the likelihood of significant effects to be determined? This is in section 258(2).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Minister about subsection (2)(b)(iii), which is about matters related to the holding of an LRD meeting under section 88, including the provision of ancillary services, where required, including child care facilities. As the Minister might know, there is a significant enough problem not just with the availability of childcare but with how childcare facilities come through...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, and I will come in quickly too.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for the reply. Has the review being embarked upon started? When might it be concluded?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: How long might it take and when might it be concluded?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: For better or worse, there has been quite a change in childcare provision since then. There has probably been a move to larger providers, which likely has an impact.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We can argue whether this is a good or bad thing. People have different views and there are different views in the sector and this being connected with regulation outside of planning. To ask a final question on this aspect, the Minister referred to the situation in the UK. Is it the case that childcare facilities are fully fitted out in the UK?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister thinks, though, that it is worth examining whether these facilities should be fully fitted out.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay, so the space is provided and complies with the guidelines, but there is so much work to be done thereafter that this is an additional barrier for someone who might wish to open a childcare facility.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: There are also issues around the size being too small.