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

Eoin Ó Broin: From his answer it appears the Minister misunderstands the proposition.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I think I have the floor.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I will start again. It is my opinion that the Minister does not seem to understand the proposition as set out by my colleagues. I would like to offer the Minister the opportunity to convince me that he does understand the proposition, as well as set out a more credible case as to why he opposes it. Words matter and they matter more in legislation than anything else. What the amendment is...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: To correct the record, Sinn Féin enthusiastically supported the Government's legislation underpinning the climate action plan.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: We absolutely support the budgets. In fact, to the credit of this committee, in respect of the Department and the area of embodied carbon and emissions arising from the built environment, we have done strong cross-party work. We produced two reports which we have sent to the Minister. It is disappointing that many of the recommendations relevant to this Bill are not in it but we will deal...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I will just finish this one sentence. We had considerable discussion at an early stage about the need, for example, for a review of fire safety regulations in terms of BCAR to ensure that, for example, we can use low-carbon building materials over 10 m to ensure sustainable development. Because of all that, this amendment is absolutely crucial. It is not a matter of semantics; it is a...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: On that, I assume UDZs and SDZs are covered under Part IX of the Act.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I will withdrawing the amendment. I do not know why it is there.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: In all cases, without exception, that has to be part of planning permission.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the officials associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council who are considered designated public officials under the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023. [8711/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis has been conducted of the volume of emissions reductions associated with each euro spent by the climate action fund. [8819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the policy rationale within his Department’s cost-rental policies for corporation tax to be charged on LDA cost rents but not AHB cost rents. [8699/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether renewable electricity generated outside the State, and which was transmitted by means of a guarantee of origin certificate through the fuel mix disclosure process separate from the flow of electricity, is eligible for relief from the electricity tax. [8626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer in 2023, per unit of accommodation, for housing schemes (details supplied), in tabular form. [8674/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy rationale for applying corporation tax at the rate of 25% to LDA rental profits; and if this policy decision was made following engagement with the European Commission. [8698/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the equity portion of an affordable home delivered under the affordable housing fund is represented in the registration of the purchase price of the property with the Property Price Register. [8700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 1 February 2024, the number of cases that were unsuccessful in meeting the threshold required by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor to progress to prosecution, broken down by county for each of the years 2019-2023. [9223/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (29 Feb 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: 241. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for a specific visa type (details supplied). [9754/24]

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, and I just want to say that I welcome this new spirit of partnership from the Minister of State. I hope that it is not a tactic to avoid detailed consideration of the various sections, and that it is a genuine commitment to come back on Report Stage. Of course I will take the Minister of State at face value on that. However, we will be keeping a record and if it is not, we will remind...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: That is clear. This is just for clarity. I am looking at, for example, Westmeath, for which 2027 is the end date of the current plan. That means, potentially, in Athlone - I know it is only one of the three local authorities - it could be as late as 2033 or 2034 before it has a co-ordinated plan.