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

Kieran O'Donnell: They are related to amendment No. 211.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: To be helpful, we addressed amendments Nos. 211 and 216 to 219, inclusive, together.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Is this section 10?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: With the Deputy's indulgence, I might read the briefing note and then deal with the specific points he has raised.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 221 proposes to rephrase section 24(10). This subsection relates to "minor modifications" where, following a strategic environmental assessment or an appropriate assessment, the Minister of the day may issue a draft national planning statement with or without amendments and subject only to any minor modifications that he or she considers necessary. Subsection (10) ensures...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry. That was in the rest of my written answer.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The process will see the officials-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: ------make a recommendation to the Minister. The Deputy asked for the background. The background I have given covers it.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Could the Deputy go through his amendment and give me the context of what it is asking?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: With paragraph (a).

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

Kieran O'Donnell: No. What is meant by the phrase “either individually or in combination with other plans or projects”?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Deputy allow us to examine this? We all want to get to the same point. The officials are saying that what the Deputy is looking for is covered under the normal requirements of the AA and SEA. Let us consider the matter and revert on Report Stage. It is too technical for me to respond to now and I want to do it justice.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I know. Cumulative impacts are already covered by AA. Will the Deputy allow us to consider the matter and revert to him?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy and I will have to beg to differ on this point. As I said, we see section 24(2) as a very positive measure. It is rare that there would not, in practice, be public consultation. It will now be prescribed for specifically by way of legislation under section 24(2). There may be rare situations. Public consultation would probably take a minimum period of four weeks. The key...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I think I have also covered amendment No. 215.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Fine.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I take it that we are in agreement on the proposed subsection (10). In substance, the amendment and section 24(10)(a) are the same. Under the proposed subsection (11), what the Deputy is looking for is provided for under the SEA directive. The wording “significant effects on the environment” used in the amendment is covered by that directive and the European site element is...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I also have amendments Nos. 225 to 227 grouped with those.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I will deal with amendments Nos. 222 to 227, inclusive, which relate to a transitional provision - section 25 - which provides for the continuation in force of pre-commencement ministerial guidelines. The purpose of section 25 is to ensure that guidelines issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 will continue in force following the repeal of that Act. The Minister of...