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

Darragh O'Brien: No.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I was only mentioning that by way of example. It is not the case in all of Britain, but the local authorities in England, for example, have a much greater input there and areas of responsibility in that regard. Just by way of an example, I was saying that in England when a childcare facility is provided as part of a housing development, the shell or the core of the facility is actually...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Exactly.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, there are issues around the ratio. We did discuss at length last week things like phasing as well. I have several examples where a childcare facility has been left until the end. Okay, an operator is not going to go in until the estate is full, but where additional costs that I have seen have been incurred, these have been based on the estate being built out and then the original...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Things have changed a lot since 2001. I would contend that much of what has changed has been for the better, but there are still issues that need to be addressed. It is worth looking at this subject again, and I am certainly going to do this from a planning perspective.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 796: In page 312, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Continued application of section 45 of Act of 2000 for certain purposes 171.Notwithstanding section 6— (a) section 45 of the Act of 2000 shall continue to apply and have effect— (i) in relation to a request made under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of the said...

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 797: In page 32, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Interpretation 171. (1) In this Act— “Act of 2019” means the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; “Aircraft Noise Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the...

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 798: In page 312, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: Application of Part 172. This Part (as well as Part 4) applies to an application for permission for development or proposed development at the airport.”.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 799: In page 313, line 16, to delete "and restrictions."

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 800: In page 313, line 17, to delete “and restrictions”.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 801: In page 314, to delete lines 14 to 19 and substitute the following: “(3) Where the applicant gives any information or plans referred to in subsection (2) to a relevant authority, the applicant shall, on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter), give copies of such information or plans, as the case may be, to the other relevant authority.”.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Taking the Deputy's point, Portmarnock actually would be because it is part of the Dublin Fingal East constituency. The airport is located in Swords.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Well, no-----

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

Darragh O'Brien: The airport campus is part of it, however.

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

Darragh O'Brien: All of the campus?

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

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy should go ahead; it is a fair point.

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

Darragh O'Brien: That is a fair point.

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

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, that is understood.

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

Darragh O'Brien: It is the same, yes.

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

Darragh O'Brien: It is important. I am glad the Deputy raised it. We are all getting used to our new constituencies too. Unquestionably, it is a national airport as well and there are issues. In fairness, Oireachtas Members in this instance, if we stick to elected Members of Dáil Éireann, do have an interest and an input. They engage with the Aircraft Noise Competent Authority, ANCA. It is...