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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for spotting such an important issue that I simply had not spotted in these two sections. I will give a bit of background because this issue has become a bit of a hobby-horse of mine. There is a widespread view in political and media circles that monotenure housing - having large numbers of working-class people living in the same place - is not good housing...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I agree.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: To be very clear, I am not against Part V. I will take every additional social and affordable -----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Let me make the point so we are very clear. I will take every additional social and affordable housing unit that can be provided. I would make two points on Part V. Part V should be in addition to large volumes of local authority social housing and affordable housing output. When Part V was introduced, that is not what it was. It was instead of that because the State had dramatically...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: And Deputy Duffy - apologies - and the Chairman. We will have all had these representations where an approved housing body is going in to turnkey in what was initially meant to be a private development for 20, 50 or 100 homes. The residents of the neighbouring estate take exception to this – they are entitled to have their views – and write to us to say it will mean 50% of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 355: In page 102, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(d) ensures the distinct needs of any relevant Gaeltacht community or Irish Language Network within the functional area of the development plan, to preserve and support the use of Irish therein and the viability of Irish as the spoken community language, are respected when distributing,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 356: In page 102, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(iv) each Gaeltacht Language Planning Area;”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 357: In page 102, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(ii) the use of Irish and viability of any relevant Gaeltacht community within the functional area of the development plan, including the distinct housing needs to sustain and grow the number of Irish speakers within that community, and the implementation of any language plan agreed...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 360: In page 102, line 35, after “facilities,” to insert “Irish language facilities,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 361: In page 102, line 35, after “facilities,” to insert “cultural spaces,”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 362: In page 102, line 35, after “facilities,” to insert “night venues,”.