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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: My concern is around lack of public participation and compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 41, after line 40, to insert the following: “(c) where an environmental impact assessment or appropriate assessment has not been required under any such enactment, but the activity may have a significant impact on the environment, public participation has been provided for prior to the authorisation or permitting of the activity.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Amendments Nos. 641 and 642 relate to applications for permission for standard development. I am not clear why they are in this group. We might just deal with the ones relating to the national planning framework first and then move on to applications for permission for standard development, which is a separate topic. Amendment No. 137 seeks that the national planning framework contains...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Is amendment No. 165 in this group?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Again, amendment No. 165 is about the Department and State bodies with responsibility for the language planning process, and protection and promotion of the Irish Gaeltacht, being consulted. It references Roinn na Gaeltachta, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Foras na Gaeilge.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for his response. He referred to the Gaeltacht communities, the priority area plans and having special plans for each Gaeltacht. That would be consistent with the amendments I am proposing and would complement the national planning framework, which would then be supportive of those priority area plans. That would fit in quite well. Specifically on my amendment No....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will comment on this group and then will move on to amendment No. 193. I have to respond to what the Minister said. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh correctly pointed out, the Minister said he cannot accept amendment No. 167 because language plans are not defined. As Deputy Ó Snodaigh pointed out-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Chair does not want me repeating myself but I have said at least ten times when talking about language planning that language plans come on a statutory basis from the Gaeltacht Act 2012. The language planning process includes Limistéir Pleanála Teanga, Bailte Seirbhíse Gaeltachta and Comhar Naíonraí na Gaeltachta Teo. The Chair does not want me repeating myself...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister have a response on my amendment No. 193? I acknowledge that the Minister has responded on the general area but I would appreciate it if he responded on the specific amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I would like to come in briefly on amendments Nos. 641 and 642. Amendment No. 641 is to ensure an application for permission for a standard development can be made in either Irish or English. This is all it says and all it seeks to do. Amendment No. 642 seeks to ensure that when an application for permission for a standard development is made as Gaeilge, any return correspondence to an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank all the witnesses for the very strong contributions they made. I ask Dr. Cleary to expand on the call for a public inquiry.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: We had paused because we were going to get a note on section 11 and we did not proceed with moving it or voting on it. We received the note on section 11, so can I comment on the note on section 11 because that is the reason we paused?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am not looking to go back to the amendment as such, I am just looking to discuss section 11. We are on section 11 and if we do not discuss section 11 while we are on it, there will not be an opportunity to do so.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 101: In page 51, to delete lines 28 to 30 and substitute the following: “(2) A relevant declaration shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings brought by a person, other than an enforcement authority, relating to the act, operation or change in use in respect of which the relevant declaration was made.”. Before we vote on the amendment, I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 103: In page 51, line 28, to delete “not”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Department for the briefing note on this and other matters. In the context of section 11, if a developer gets a section 10 declaration for exempted development, under no circumstances at all, except what is provided here - namely, where they knowingly provided false information or withheld information and regardless of what new information could come to light at any stage and...