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

Cian O'Callaghan: I too want to know why the Minister is proposing the word "expedient" here, given its definition include actions and behaviours that are immoral and improper. Why is that appropriate language to be putting in a planning Bill, given how seriously we all take planning? This section centralises control with the Minister. It gives him or her particular powers. I am very concerned at the...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: As this is the first major planning Bill in 25 years, we should try to improve the legislation and, therefore, language having been used in the past is not necessarily a justification for our continuing to use it. "Expedient" includes possibly improper or immoral acts, so I want a justification from the Minister of State as to why he thinks it is appropriate to put in legislation these sorts...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: On the Minister of State's response, what are the checks and balances? I cited that most of the checks and balances for these regulations are not only not present, but have been taken out by the Bill. The checks and balances for these regulations previously meant Oireachtas approval by a resolution. That safeguard is being removed for nearly all the regulations. What are these checks and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (20 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 45. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [5297/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action is being taken to increase the provision of school places in special education classes in north Dublin; what has been the demand for special education classes in north Dublin; how many pupils have been placed on a waiting list and not received an appropriate place over the past five years, in tabular form; if she will examine the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 440. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many applications for citizenship were submitted between January 2022-March 2022 inclusive; how many of these applications are still pending decisions for this period; has the Department engaged with applicants who are waiting on a decision from this time period; whether the Department provides reasons for the extended...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 658. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the application process for the 2024 Community Centres Investment Fund is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7997/24]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: If that is one of the checks and balances, it is very weak. It is not a sufficient substitution for Oireachtas approval being required in terms of regulations. There will be regulations going through that people are not aware of. They do not manage to get motions seeking annulments in time and so on. These provisions are being used to try to design a system to minimise accountability,...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: With regard to amendments Nos. 38 and 39, and the need for public participation for our compliance with the Aarhus Convention, will the Minister of State explain this to us? He said that sometimes there is some consultation and sometimes there is not - that it is not necessary sometimes. In terms of compliance with the Aarhus Convention, how is that decided? I am concerned by the Minister...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not want to disrespect the Chair but from my point of view, the opinions of the IPI on the planning process and this legislation are highly relevant.

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

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, but we should be able to cite those opinions, especially when we are talking about prescribed bodies and the IPI could be one of the prescribed bodies. That is in our amendment so I think it is relevant.