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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)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Apart from the proposal to extend the period of the development plans, will the public continue to have the same access to participation in the creation of county and city development plans as it has enjoyed up to now? Will the general public continue to enjoy the same access to make an appeal and ability to make observations or objections in local authority planning applications?...

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: When can the public expect to get sight of the statutory timelines the Department proposes to introduce?

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: You have to have a sufficient interest.

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: It is an important point to have clarified.

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: Can I ask a follow-up question?

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: I appreciate that the officials do not have the details of cost recovery to share with us now, but what are the general parameters and objectives they will work towards in establishing a cost-recovery scheme?

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: It is a very important distinction. The impression is out there that this is a cost-recovery activity as opposed to cost assistance or cost aid. It is essentially cost protection. Members of the public, provided they have standing to participate in the judicial process and their judicial review proves to be vindicated, will receive financial assistance from the State to cover those costs.

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: It is a big positive and one that has not been fully appreciated outside those officials who are working so closely with this. That is why I wanted to clarify the position.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Senator Clonan is right. Society is measured by how it treats and values its most vulnerable. That is something none of us should ever forget. I am calling for a debate with the Minister for Justice on the motion passed unanimously in this House last week calling for a dedicated public transport Garda unit. My party campaigned on this issue in the last general election and included it in...

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank our guests for their attendance and submissions. This is hugely important and long overdue legislation, so we want to get our work done as expeditiously as possible. Like our guests, we want to move on to having some robust and comprehensive legislation to protect Ireland’s marine areas, which are among the largest. It is not just about protecting it; as was said, it is...

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

Mary Fitzpatrick: That is great. On wind energy, there were some specific asks. I know time will be constrained. I will start with the first one. I refer to the ask about airspace. Can the guests elaborate on that? I understand what the ask is, but can they explain the practical implications of it? What is the benefit? I would like a response from IEN representatives on that proposal as well and how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Professor Crowe for his presentation and the work he has done to get us this far. It is hugely important legislation because our seas are such a rich resource for us all. We have a number of these public meetings and then we will make our report. He mentioned in his opening statement the importance of our putting in place legislation, a framework and a process that can evolve. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Will Mr. Crowe clarify that the expert group will be a permanent, dedicated group? Is that what he imagines? I am just trying to size in my mind organisationally how this looks and operates and what type of resources it will require.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Is there a model internationally Professor Crowe could point us to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Could he have a think about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It will be created from scratch, and it is important for us to understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: That would be great. That would be very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Yes. I am trying to imagine if these people are dedicated full time to this as an occupation, apart from being experts in their field and coming from different perspectives. In addition, what is their remit? Do they make recommendations to the Minister? How does that work? What is the relationship? If Professor Crowe could explore that for us-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023: Discussion (resumed) (31 Jan 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Could people who are not in a permanent position dedicated to that be best positioned to do that?