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Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Back in the 1980s and early 1990s I sailed on many Greenpeace ships. I was lucky because on those multinational crews were lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people. That was the community of which I was part. I was lucky enough to be able to embrace that community at an early stage of my life and as a member of the Green Party, which has also campaigned for the rights...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I raise an issue of extreme importance and urgency that emerged almost by accident at yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care. The committee Chairman, Senator Joan Freeman, was made that three consultant psychiatrists in Waterford and Wexford had resigned their positions together and that the fourth consultant for the south east region was on sick...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I propose that he comes in after the motions this afternoon.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I accept the Leader's comments. I want to see the matter on the Order Paper next week. Otherwise, I will return to the House and call a vote on the issue.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation: Motion (14 Jun 2018)

Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister. I thank him and his departmental staff for their work on this issue over the past few years. I would also like to extend a welcome to some of the representatives of the victims of Bill Kenneally who are in the Visitors Gallery today, Mr. Jason Clancy and Mr. Colin Power. Both have worked tirelessly over many years to see justice delivered in this case. Their...

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...

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

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 42:In page 53, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“24. Section 208 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by deleting: “in force on the commencement of this section”.”.

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

Grace O'Sullivan: This amendment seeks to maintain rights of way referred to in a development plan. Currently, the legislation only requires maintenance of those rights of way listed in the plans at the time when the section was commenced. As interpreted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, for example, the obligation to maintain does not apply to any rights of way listed subsequently. The Green...

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

Grace O'Sullivan: The Government amendments implement the following changes which were first recommended in my Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill in February 2017 and the Green Party's Living Cities Bill 2017 which is currently part the lottery. There will be an increase in the vacant and derelict sites levy to 7%, the removal of the loophole that allows vacant sites in negative equity to hide from the levy and...

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

Grace O'Sullivan: I echo Senator Warfield's concerns about these amendments being brought in at such short notice.I recognise that the Minister of State speaks about the national planning framework for which there was plenty of time and huge public engagement. To my mind the marine spatial planning document should be on the same footing with the same support and resources to enable the people of Ireland and...