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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Deputy Ó Broin made some excellent points and I have a similar view on the issue of heights and densities. To promote more sustainable living, develop better infrastructure and public transport, meet our climate change targets and create more vibrant cities and urban centres, we need more density, but how we do that needs to be realistic and should be decided locally. On Second Stage,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister said he is going to look at these guidelines as part of the planning review so it would be useful to have as much of an indication as possible of the timeline for that. I know the Minister cannot tell us exactly but it would be useful to have an indication. Some good points have been made about how to achieve better density and that is not all about the height of buildings....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 10: In page 5, line 30, to delete “he or she has” and substitute “they have”. These two small amendments are about gender-inclusive language. Has another vote been called in the Chamber?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The amendments are about gender-inclusive language and being in line with the UN guidelines. I am sure it is not the intention of those who drafted this legislation to exclude anyone based on gender identity, but if these amendments are not accepted, that is exactly what this Bill will do. We are approaching the end of 2021 and it is time for our legislation to be in compliance with the UN...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will reply briefly. I appreciate the Minister's response and his suggestion of a way to deal with this but the language I have used is internationally accepted as being inclusive. I appreciate that the Minister has different advice on which he has to act, so I will not press the amendments. However, I want to see this matter being addressed. I am happy that the Minister is committed to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will not press it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I would prefer to hear a few more contributions before I come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: On the issue of carbon habitats and carbon capture, I am aware that the marine planning legislation will go through first. Let us say there is an application for permission around seaweed harvesting that could potentially have impacts on species that are at risk of declining or an impact on a habitat that is very important in terms of carbon capture. If the MPA designation is not in place...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a concern about that. We do not have enough independent data. We know what we are looking for. We are talking about MPAs, not the consent process around planning. If a planning application is submitted, scientific data must be provided as part of that process and those data would not necessarily come from an independent source. Presumably they would come from consultants on behalf...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 6, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: "(i) the information sought under this section shall be published online on the planning authority website within five working days receipt of this information.". I will go through these relatively quickly. Amendment No. 15 seeks that information on pre-planning should be published online not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Chairman might come back to me on that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 41 is consistent with my other amendments. If it is accepted, it will delete the lines that prohibit a local authority from only making records available at the point a planning application goes in. It allows local authorities to do that. I reiterate the point Deputy Ó Broin made. Some of my amendments are prescriptive. If the Minister wants to look at the issue...