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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: That is the formal process.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for the clarification.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Marine spatial planning is a large area and we in the Chamber want to give it that recognition. I want all Senators to give this matter real consideration, as they have done. I take on board the Leas-Chathaoirleach's comments about the process for recommitting to Committee Stage, where Members could have some influence, but I do not want us to sign off on something that was handed to us the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Would we not be better off with stand-alone legislation on marine spatial planning?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 20:In page 44, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act 7. Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by the insertion of the following: “ ‘satisfactory completion’ includes compliance of all houses with the Building Regulations.”.”. Sections 34(4)(f) and (g) of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I will press the amendment.

Seanad: Marine Spatial Planning: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am delighted we are here to talk about the marine spatial strategy, which is one of my favourite subjects. I thank Senator Coffey for his remarks about my work with various environmental non-governmental organisations over the years and his recognition of the importance of marine spatial planning. When he mentioned that whales are migratory species, I was reminded that our duty of care...

Seanad: Marine Spatial Planning: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Equally, they can be seen off the Irish coast. We are talking here about the great marine space. I agree wholeheartedly with Senator Coffey that this is a tremendously exciting time for Ireland.We have a significant opportunity to recognise the value of the biodiversity around our coast in terms of climate change. Seaweed is a sequester of carbon. I do not like the word "harness" but how...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State and it is great to see him back in the Seanad. It is great to hear that tourist numbers are up. Ireland, as an island nation, has something to offer tourists. As has been said, people come here not only to see this country's natural beauty but they also come for the culture, heritage, pub life and everything else that is available here. I would like to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (12 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. This morning, I attended a presentation on the pre-budget submission by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The submission states that in Ireland as many as 780,000 people live below the poverty line, 85,799 households are in need of social housing and almost 10,000 people are homeless. I have been an elected representative for two years and I...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 21:In page 44, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act 7. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 2:“2A. Planning authorities, the Office of the Planning Regulator, the Government, and other public authorities in the exercise of their functions under this Act,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 26:In page 44, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:"8.Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):"(1A) Notwithstanding paragraph (e) of subsection (10) of section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001 as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, a resolution under that section may apply...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes, that is correct.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 33:In page 47, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 28 (Ministerial guidelines) of Principal Act 10.Section 28 of the Principal Act (as amended by section 2 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2015) is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection 1C:"(1D) Where the Minister is considering issuing or...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I accept what the Minister of State said but we are talking about doing something in a timely fashion. I understand we are in a housing crisis and that the planning process needs to move on in many cases. It is not just about being timely it is also about being appropriate. As this amendment is about doing something in terms of housing standards that I believe is appropriate, I will press it.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 35:In page 47, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“(2) Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):“(2A) A planning authority shall, unless a derogation from the provisions of the Water Framework Directive has been granted, refuse permission for any project which may cause a...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: This amendment is designed to reflect the findings against Germany on compliance with the water framework directive in the European Court of Justice in case C-461/13 decided in July 2015. The Court of Justice of the European Union was asked what obligations the water framework directive imposes on a public authority in deciding on an application that could have an impact on a water body....

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: These amendments are about the very important issues of access to justice in environmental matters. They are intended to give effect to the Aarhus Convention. Unfortunately, I do not think they do so as well as they should or may be intended. Important aspects of the environmental and legal regime are being altered by Report Stage amendments with no information about the changes in advance...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 40:In page 52, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 179 of Principal Act 22. Section 179 of the Principal act is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2): “(2A) The regulations to be made under subsection (2) shall provide that the information to be made available in accordance with subsection...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (13 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: This amendment aims to respond to a problem with Part 8 applications in some local authorities. The Green Party contends that Part 8 applications which are for local authority owned developments should contain as much information as ordinary planning applications. I ask the Minister of State to accept this amendment. At least as much detail should be available for public developments as...