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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The OPR was set up on foot of recommendations from planning tribunal reports. It was about the need for an independent regulator of the planning system. I do not think in those recommendations this type of role, where the OPR is effectively an enforcer of the Minister's powers in the national planning statements, was envisaged. It is a departure from those recommendations. It is, to use a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Regarding these provisions under section 35, they are quite significant in cases where the OPR and the Minister can effectively overrule the democratic resolution by the elected members. Is there other legislation where the Minister and the OPR can do that or is this a new provision altogether? On the second point, the Minister of State is saying this is all necessary to avoid legal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: However, regional assemblies would never normally meet in August.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Even the way those calendars are done, they might have a meeting in early July and then the next one would be in September. Normally, they just would not be meeting over those six weeks.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is that not a requirement under the Aarhus Convention for public consultation beyond just screening and appropriate assessment if there are environmental issues?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 280: In page 87, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(iv) (I) where the region 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 region includes a Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta outside the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 283: In page 88, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “(f) (i) where the region 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 region includes a Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta outside the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a case (details supplied) whereby a person has been refused the mortgage interest tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking to provide appropriate accommodation for people who are seeking asylum who are currently living in rented accommodation outside the International Protection Office; what access to sanitation, food, clothing, etc. is being provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11472/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (7 Mar 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to the Protecting Against Predators report by the Sexual Exploitation Research Programme, what action he has taken to address the highly concerning findings in the report; if an investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority has been carried out on foot of this report; if other...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: To clarify the amendment and the original wording in the Bill, "within the time period specified" is the key wording here as regards a failure to comply with subsection (3). This does not give a get-out-of-jail card for failure to comply with subsection (3).

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

Cian O'Callaghan: It is specifically within the time period specified.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: As such, subsection (3) must be complied with but not necessarily within the time period specified.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: Sorry, section 20, yes.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: No, I am referring to section 20(3).

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I support the amendment, which is very good. As set out in the legislation, national planning statements are going to be significant. They will have huge influence in our planning system and be far-reaching. To have Oireachtas involvement, scrutiny and democratic input is very important. It is also important to get democratic buy-in. We are seeing in what is happening in planning now...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: In response to the points I made, the Minister stated they were matters for the development plan. I do not agree. While these issues could of course be covered in a development plan, they are also issues that are covered in the guidelines issued around apartment sizes, heights, densities and design. I have not heard anything from the Minister to suggest the national planning statements and...