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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I hope that the valid point Deputy Matthews is making is already covered. If submissions are made, they come into the Department and are then collated. An overall report is done by officials in the Department, which is published. In essence, overall what the Deputy is putting forward happens. We believe it is already covered. To outline the process, it requires that we produce an overall...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is what we mean by “have regard to”. It is a process that involves having a regard to observations. Let us look at it. In practical terms, we do it. It is done.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is exactly what is done.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: What the Deputy is putting forward is happening in practice. Let us look at bringing in some wording on Report Stage that will clarify the point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Am I ready to go?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: There is a process there in practical terms. Reference was made to the development plans, and there is a process there. I want us to look at that process before Report Stage to see if we can include something in the context of the national planning framework. There is a question of practicality here in that you have large volumes, and you are coming down to policy with regard to exactly...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Everything we have said in here is factual. We all want to get a point where-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Absolutely. The points the Deputy made are valid ones.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: What the Deputy is looking for is a bit more around going back and finding a process to see if there are elements we can use.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is the spirit of partnership, Deputy Ó Broin.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: As is the Deputy's democratic right.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Will it be withdrawn and brought back on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 173 seeks to provide that the Government "shall have regard" to plans and documents that are considered appropriate and to assist in this, the Government shall consult a range of joint Oireachtas committees and shall include a statement in any draft provision on the new NPF about why information would be considered appropriate for the purposes of this review. On this one, I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Taking the point Deputy Ó Broin raised, the Government "shall" have regard to this, as far as the Government is concerned. With regard to consultation with Oireachtas committees, in the overall context, without being prescriptive to any individual committees, that is provided for under section 21(2).

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I probably did not explain myself properly. Where the Government “shall have regard”, obviously, “shall” is used in the context of prescribed documents. Section 22(2) states that the Government “shall” have regard to plans as may be prescribed but section 22(1) deals not only with prescribed documents but other documents as well, so the Minister or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will go back to the core point. If it is agreeable to members, I will undertake to come back on Report Stage, so that section 21 will read: The Minister shall make provision for public consultation in the review of the National Planning Framework, including arrangements for consulting- (a) members of the Oireachtas and Oireachtas committees, I undertake to come back with that on...