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

Eoin Ó Broin: Before the Minister of State does that, I just want to be very clear on this and I am not trying to be in any way adversarial here. There is an enormous amount of interest in this Bill. What happens in these committee sessions is going to consume the attention of people who are going to work in this area. I am asking the Minister of State to be as clear as he can. Even though he said...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: It is an operational matter but there is no requirement for the Minister to do that. The Minister can do it if he or she wants to. I just wanted to be clear on that.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes. May I make one final comment? It is not a question. It is remarkable, notwithstanding the fact that this was in legislation previously, that primary legislation can be amended by secondary legislation without any legislative requirement, then subsequently amend primary legislation. I am just astounded that somebody even thought of such a provision back in 2000, but I think we have...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the least the Minister of State could do.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 37: In page 38, line 17, to delete “or expedient for the purposes of the regulations” and substitute the following: “for the purposes of the regulations and shall exercise a conservative approach to determining such matters are required to be addressed in the regulations”.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 38: In page 38, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(4) The relevant Minister shall— (a) establish a list of prescribed bodies for the purposes of consultation on regulations and other matters under this Act under their jurisdiction, (b) the list prescribed under paragraph (a), shall include organisations engaged in either environmental...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: No. I will move on to amendment No. 38. The Minister of State did not fully respond on amendment No. 37. Perhaps he could do so when responding to amendment No. 38, which also relates to section 4. Obviously, it follows on from our discussion on what the Government is proposing. Section 4(4) states: Where regulations are proposed to be made under subsection (1) of section 9 or...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: That does not answer the question, with the greatest of respect.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 44: In page 39, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “7.The Minister shall, within seven months of the passing of this Act, lay before the Oireachtas and relevant Committee a report on the regulations required consequent on the commencement of this Act and providing a detailed timeline for the enactment of each section of the Act.”. I...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect. That would be great.

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

Eoin Ó Broin: If the Minister of State was in a position to share the tabular form of the commencement schedule with the committee, we would all appreciate that. I have some follow-on questions. The first is to help us understand the process. The Minister of State has set out an ambitious schedule for commencement of the various Parts of the Bill. He might commence sections, but there will be...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: For the timelines?

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

Eoin Ó Broin: And the transitional arrangements?

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

Eoin Ó Broin: My question was a slightly different one. Do any of the Minister of State's officials actually know off the top of their heads the number of SPPRs? Perhaps they could share it with us. If they do not have that information to hand, then do not worry about it. I could not expect everybody to remember the total number. My question was a different one. The legislation, if it passes as is,...

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

Eoin Ó Broin: The Minister of State is becoming increasingly unpopular with the officials every time he promises to give us a note on something.