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

Kieran O'Donnell: I take the points made on Part V. I believe Part V is a very good model. All this does is provide flexibility under section 219(10), which is the 20%. Section 219(6) on the housing strategy states it shall include an estimate of the housing for the purposes of social housing, affordable housing and cost rental. It allows the flexibility to change the mix within that 20% if desired. The...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I will address amendment No. 484, tabled by Deputy McAuliffe, which concerns section 55. It provides that the chief executive of a planning authority may recommend that the housing development strategy be adjusted and the development plan varied accordingly where he or she considers that there has been a change in the housing market that significantly affects the housing development...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I said we would look at it on Report Stage.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 364: In page 103, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “(c) an analysis of vacant and derelict land or sites within the area and an estimation of the number of housing units that could be activated from the land or sites; (d) a strategy to activate vacant and derelict land or sites into housing units;”.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: What was the second part? Sorry, I did not get it.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of section 44(3)(b)(vi), "the number of housing units permitted under existing permissions but not yet built and the expected timeframe within which those units will be completed" is down to the local authority to decide.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Another thing is that if we look at it, any of the larger developments would have phasing within the grants.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Section 44(5) states: ...subsection (3), subsection (4) or section 222 or 230 shall prevent any land zoned for residential use or ... other ... being developed exclusively for housing of the types referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) ... of 219. Has Deputy Ó Broin a specific question on that section?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: In summary, there is nothing in essence in the legislation to prevent land which is owned for residential use being used for entirely social, affordable use. There is nothing to prevent that. That will come down to the housing strategies and assessment of local authorities.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 372: In page 104, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(c) an analysis of vacant and derelict land or sites within the area and an estimation of the number of housing units that could be activated from the land or sites; (d) a strategy to activate vacant and derelict land or sites into housing units;”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am scheduled to cover from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will take over at 3 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 285: In page 88, line 3, to delete "Regulator or the National Transport Authority" and substitute "Regulator, the National Transport Authority or any other body, as may be prescribed". A major feature of the Bill is the work that has been undertaken to ensure the mandatory alignment of the various tiers of planning from national, through regional and down to local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Ó Broin kind of answered the question at the end. It is the exact same process. At the moment, a development plan goes to public consultation. There are a large number of public submissions. The OPR then engages and, depending on the outcome of its deliberations with the local authority, it may make a draft direction to me as Minister. I will then consider what it has sent....