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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: From Mr. Ryan's earlier comments, these changes may be coming from data supplied by the LGMA. It is important-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is important that there is a mechanism for members of the public to be able to hold local authorities to account on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Removing public participation from this particular part, or excluding it altogether, is potentially highly problematic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, but if the planning authority is of the view that it is not unauthorised development and is exempted development, the section 5 declaration is a way for people to be able to get the view of the board on that. It gives a different viewpoint on it. Finding out whether the board has overturned the views of local authorities on this, and to what extent, is important to inform this. If it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Bill states that they may be made available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is head 335. I do not have the page number on front of me but it is subsection (3)(a).

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Should there also be timelines around that? That is an issue at present. Most of the public get their information about planning applications online.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: On putting information up and making it available online?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Okay. Where is that in the process?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Department will look to reflect that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Mr. Ryan might check that because it is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: In terms of head 133 on the request for extension of planning permission, are there any timelines to be set out in that regard? Does that potentially allow for indefinite and continuous extensions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: That people have to give.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (7 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Under head 133, can someone apply for a six-year extension and then another three-year or four-year extension? Are there any parameters?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Amy Fitzpatrick has been missing now for 15 years. Amy disappeared when she was just 15 years old while staying in the Costa del Sol. Her family is heartbroken, as any family would be. They just want to be able to find Amy, bring her home and lay her to rest. New evidence has emerged recently about a location where it is believed Amy's remains are buried. Despite this new evidence, there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a meeting at 11 a.m. that I have to go to. I hope to be back afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Deputy Ó Broin hopes to be back shortly as well. There is a lot more that we need to get through here. As far as I can tell, the Bill does not mention anything around areas of strict protection or the importance of carbon-rich habitats, although head 13 talks about facilitating climate adaptation. It does not mention acoustic monitoring networks and the importance of those. While...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: Do those sorts of areas need to be explicitly mentioned in the Bill? Is that important?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2023)

Cian O'Callaghan: My question is whether it is important that that is explicitly mentioned in the Bill or whether it is fine that the Bill goes ahead as it is without mentioning these things. That is what I am asking the witnesses. I think we are all agreed on the importance of it, but does it need to be in the legislation? We are looking at the legislation and recommendations on it. Do we need to make...