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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: If what is proposed here goes through, it can be the Terenure West Residents' Association, in the names of Mr. Heneghan, Ms Cadell-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: Mr. Heneghan, Ms Cadell and Mr. Mandal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: I tend to agree with Mr. Mandal that section 50B serves a purpose and serves it relatively well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: To clarify, where Ms Kimber talks about a person, she is talking about where "A person shall not question the validity of any decision". That is the opening line in head 249. Regarding the granting of an application for leave, it refers to an applicant. Is it Ms Kimber's understanding that the word "applicant" refers to an individual rather than-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: So Terenure West Residents Association is not a company.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: It is an unincorporated body. Would it not be the applicant?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: Could Ms Kimber point out to me where it says that only a person or a company shall have standing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: What was their response to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: So this was to have entered into the original process; that you would put in a submission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: Yes, an "applicant".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: It is really important to clarify whether an "applicant" is an individual or whether Terenure West Residents Association be considered one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: But it does not say a person with a material interest. It says "the applicant".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: So there is a definition that the applicant is a person. I think it is important to clarify that. Where is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: Who was that with? This is a really important point to clarify to clear up confusion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: Even in this discussion, we can see that it is not clear to everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: I understand that. For me, it is not acceptable to in any way raise the bar so that a residents' association cannot apply for this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: That involves questioning the validity of it except by judicial review.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: It does not say "company". It says "person" but a company can still seek a judicial review.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)
Steven Matthews: But it does not say that in section 249(1). It says a person shall not question the validity except by the process of judicial review.