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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am asking Mr. Hogan whether the Department would consider dropping it. I do not know the rationale. Mr. Hogan is not sharing the rationale behind the Department's decision to include-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I ask the Department to consider removing it. We will make a strong case for doing so. Regarding curtailment of outline planning permission, outline planning permission gives a sense of certainty but I understand that small blocks of up to four houses will not be affected by this. I say that in the context of the rural housing guidelines. Despite all the promises, we still do not have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Will Mr. Hogan explain the rationale behind that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I know that. I am asking for the rationale for the Department's decision to curtail outline planning permission in certain circumstances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Does Mr. Hogan have statistics or data he could share with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Would he share the data he has with us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Has Mr. Hogan any idea of when the rural housing guidelines will be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: The Cathaoirleach has two minutes left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Similar to the Cathaoirleach, I am conscious of time. I will wrap up. I thank the officials for coming in. It has been a meaningful engagement. Will Mr. Hogan give greater clarity on the addition to the record of protected structures? We have 31 planning authorities doing different things. Some local authorities have been told they cannot add any buildings to the record of protected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: We could look at other jurisdictions in terms of best practice. A case may or may not be made for it. I want to hear both sides of the best practice arguments. I can see the facial expressions of our witnesses. Having said that, it is going to have to be resourced. If we are going to have this new, dynamic, robust and concise planning system, it will need resources. The Minister keeps...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I am going to give Mr. Hogan that in the remaining minutes that I have. We currently have directors of services in planning, who have no real knowledge, experience or qualifications in planning. The deployment of staff is a matter for the local authority CEO, and I understand that. However, there must be a certain level of skill, because the role of the director of services in planning is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Hang on. We will not get into this argument but I make the point that this is a highly skilled area of expertise and we cannot be skilled in everything. We are not jacks of all trades. There is a real requirement to have someone who is highly skilled in place. That may be done through the appointment process of how that person is picked. I am just asking the Department to look at it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the witnesses for their time and really appreciate it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and my Commencement matter relates to the issue of new rural housing guidelines. As she will be aware, the Government has promised these guidelines for a number of years. I have a letter dated 9 May 2017 in front of me from the then Minister who promised that there would be rural guidelines. I am sure the Minister of State will also be aware of the Flemish...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Minister of State. I agree with her. I did not believe I would have here today a Minister of State who lives in the same constituency as me. Let me quote the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown development plan, on which we are ad idem. It states it should be the policy of the planning authority to consider new proposals for one-off housing in areas outside the boundaries of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Cathaoirleach, and thank the Deputy Leader for setting out the proposed Order of Business. I want to start off by thanking Senator Catherine Ardagh, and former Senator, Averil Power, the CEO of the Irish Cancer Society, for organising the Daffodil Day coffee morning in the House this morning. It was very well attended, and I thank all involved, and the Irish Cancer Society for...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 29, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Valletta Convention 3.(1) Nothing in this Act shall violate the definitions, principles and requirements outlined in the Valletta Convention to which Ireland is a signatory. (2) The Minister and the Department shall be required to ensure that all definitions, principles and requirements laid out...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Mar 2023)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials back to the House. I do not think much has changed since we last spoke. I am pursuing this amendment. However, I first welcome the people in the Public Gallery. There are some experts here from this area. I am sure they are also known to the Minister of State. I have again studied the responses in relation to Valletta. There are a...