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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I genuinely do not see that. I discussed this at length yesterday. Obviously, the national planning framework guidelines are delivering and are being revised and reviewed right now. They will be updated and will look at where we want to target our growth. The housing supply targets in each development plan reflect demand. This is all plan-led, particularly in the context of county...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Give me a second.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is grouping 12. On which amendment is the Deputy speaking?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputies for the amendment. Throughout the Bill everything has been checked to ensure Aarhus Convention compliance. That is a general point. The idea that it is not is incorrect. In regard to the proposed amendment No. 54, there is a definition here that states a development is not exempt where the activity may have a significant impact on the environment. What is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Deputy very much. I appreciate that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I genuinely do not question the reasons members table amendments or their bona fides in doing so. That is why we are here on Committee Stage. It is important to note that there are no current planning infringements.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I just want to make the point that there are no cases in that regard. To go back to the amendment, Deputy Ó Broin referred to the definition of "significant". That is not a criticism but a genuine point. I assure the Deputy that the Government's legal advice all the way through this Bill and in everything we did – it was not just a catch-all point but a fact that needs to be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: As discussed previously, exempted development will be set out in regulation, as it is anyway. Could the Deputy provide an example? In what scenario would he see that happening in terms of what he has put forward there?