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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I will start with Deputy O'Callaghan. I happen to agree with his point. I think the regulations that govern the provision of childcare facilities, particularly the ratio of homes to childcare facilities, go back to about 2001. Coincidentally, while the committee was sitting yesterday, I had a couple of meetings with regard to what we are going to do in that space. We are carrying out a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The first one relates to section 169(2). Yes, it could be used for the purpose stated by the Deputy. It is not set out specifically for that reason but it does allow for the ability to waive fees.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There are current waivers for charities, for argument's sake. I refer as well to where there are elected members and where their observations, whether I agree with them or not, are made. The Deputy will be aware of this aspect. Some local authorities have very strict criteria around what can be included in an observation in respect of where a fee would be waived. For argument's sake, some...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, it is a carryover. There is nothing new in that section.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is only in the preliminary stage. I have actually-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We will have to engage with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as well because some of this crosses over to its area of responsibility as well. Certainly, however, in relation to the provision of new childcare facilities in new developments, in my view there can be issues in this regard, especially around the ratio. We would, though, have to do this in a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I cannot give the Deputy a timeframe in this context but I can respond to him directly on this matter. We are at the preliminary stage with regard to a review.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: That again speaks to the point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I was only mentioning that by way of example. It is not the case in all of Britain, but the local authorities in England, for example, have a much greater input there and areas of responsibility in that regard. Just by way of an example, I was saying that in England when a childcare facility is provided as part of a housing development, the shell or the core of the facility is actually...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Exactly.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes, there are issues around the ratio. We did discuss at length last week things like phasing as well. I have several examples where a childcare facility has been left until the end. Okay, an operator is not going to go in until the estate is full, but where additional costs that I have seen have been incurred, these have been based on the estate being built out and then the original...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Things have changed a lot since 2001. I would contend that much of what has changed has been for the better, but there are still issues that need to be addressed. It is worth looking at this subject again, and I am certainly going to do this from a planning perspective.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 796: In page 312, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Continued application of section 45 of Act of 2000 for certain purposes 171.Notwithstanding section 6— (a) section 45 of the Act of 2000 shall continue to apply and have effect— (i) in relation to a request made under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of the said...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 797: In page 32, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Interpretation 171. (1) In this Act— “Act of 2019” means the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019; “Aircraft Noise Regulation” means Regulation (EU) No. 598/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 798: In page 312, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: Application of Part 172. This Part (as well as Part 4) applies to an application for permission for development or proposed development at the airport.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 799: In page 313, line 16, to delete "and restrictions."

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 800: In page 313, line 17, to delete “and restrictions”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 801: In page 314, to delete lines 14 to 19 and substitute the following: “(3) Where the applicant gives any information or plans referred to in subsection (2) to a relevant authority, the applicant shall, on the same date (or as soon as practicable thereafter), give copies of such information or plans, as the case may be, to the other relevant authority.”.