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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: That is an excellent idea. Perhaps some of the smaller counties could share resources like that, be it architects, archivists or biodiversity officers. While we are straying off the core point, it is critical that all local authorities have those resources. That idea of perhaps sharing biodiversity officers is something we will give serious consideration to. I thank the Deputy for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I did. I might pass on the last question as it was a technical question and come back with a response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to the activations and the flipping of sites, a vacant land tax will be coming in and I am sure it will help in that regard. I agree with the Senator wholeheartedly in terms of the resources, and the point was well made by Senator Cummins as well. I do not have the detail of the announcement from the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, as yet. As I said, this will be an ongoing process...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes, that is the case. The fees are almost identical but, where the fees under the SHD previously would have been split between An Bord Pleanála and the local authority, in this case they go 100% back to the local authority. That is a very positive initiative from this set of regulations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Again, I agree wholeheartedly, particularly in regard to Dublin. The fees collected for SHD previously would have been about €20 million so we can anticipate that all of those fees will now revert directly to local government, depending on the scale of the development that progresses over the next number of years. There is increasing investment in resources and that should apply...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly and I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: We might deal with that as a technical question and get the response in a written format for the Senator, if that is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Ó Broin. You would know you had arrived if you were on "Callan’s Kicks". That is for sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy is correct that I do not have the detail of the Minister’s announcement next week. I agree with the Deputy about the historical under-funding of local government. This Government is attempting to address that with the resources we are announcing. We are making good strides to address the staffing shortfalls there. I can only speak about the local authorities in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: We can do that. The note I have here says it relates to the change in the type of house that is proposed to be constructed, erected or made or modification of the design or external of appearance of a building. It reflects the additional staffing time that would be put in to address those changes. The reduction can be applied where a development has already received an outline permission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I look forward to that session with Frank O'Connor and Jude Sherry. They have done fantastic work in highlighting dereliction in Cork city. We have major challenges and opportunities in our town centres. The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, will hopefully be moving on the Town Centre First policy soon and we hope to address this issue of vacancy. From my perspective as the...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I reiterate that we do not accept this is an environmental decision. We cannot accept what this amendment proposes, namely, that the MAC is an environmental decision. There is also the issue of organisations that might set themselves up just for one month, which, again, we cannot accept. Many environmental organisations have been operating for a long time, for example, the Irish...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: This group of amendments seeks to amend the various judicial review procedures set out in this Bill. I state from the outset that I will not be accepting any of these amendments as the provisions have been developed in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and I am happy with them as they stand. I will touch on the substance of these amendments. Amendment No. 44 seeks to...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I go back to previous points I made. There is a rigorous system in place for a requirement for appropriate assessments and strategic environmental assessments within our planning system. As I said in the statement I made on the policy on mineral exploration, there is nothing scheduled to date. Everything is open to review, but is supported by a rigorous planning system. I can give...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 38: In page 68, line 29, to delete "prescribed" and substitute "specified". These are minor technical amendments to ensure consistency in the text of the Bill. Amendments Nos. 38, 40 and 47 replace the word "prescribed" with the word "specified" in relation to fees for MACs and licences to better reflect the interpretations in section 2 of the Bill. The purpose and...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: They have different legal meanings.

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The terms "prescribed" and "specified" are used in different contexts. I apologise for not being able to elaborate more.

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 39: In page 69, to delete line 19 and substitute the following: "(b) MAC applications, (c) applications under section 86(5), or".

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 40: In page 75, line 3, to delete "prescribed" and substitute "specified".