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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. I think that would be useful, if that is okay with you, Chair, and the members.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Amendment No. 670 is just to remove a comma.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 666: In page 220, line 3, after “weeks” to insert “, or such longer period as the applicant may consent to in accordance with subsection (2),".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 670: In page 220, line 36, to delete “subsection,” and substitute “subsection”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 673: In page 221, line 25, to delete “section,” and substitute “section”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy. The term "housing market" refers to the full housing market, be it public or private, and all tenures of housing being delivered within a local authority area. One would also expect that would covers things such as changes in census results, which would be dealt with anyway. I assure the Deputy that the term "housing market" does not just relate to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: There is not such a definition that I know of.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: If it is required, we could come back to it and include in brackets after the term "housing market", the phrase "all tenures or-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We have got to try to define it as best as possible too so it is not open to other interpretations of what should be there. I am quite content with the existing definition in section 55, but, as I said, if members come back and indicate how we might be able to further clarify it, I am certainly to certainly having a look at it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I assure the Deputy that it does right now, but I get the point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 499: In page 136, to delete lines 20 to 23 and substitute the following: "(19) A failure to comply with subsection (3), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16) or (18) within the time period specified therein shall not of itself invalidate a variation of a development plan.".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 56 deals with a standard variation of a development plan, whereas section 57 relates to a variation of settlement-specific objectives in urban area or priority area plans. Section 56 covers a variation in a development plan that relates to any matter within it. Section 57 deals with settlement-specific matters.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer members to page 27 of the explanatory memorandum to the Bill. Regarding section 58, it states: This section restates section 14 of the Act of 2000 with modifications [which I understand are technical in nature]. This section addresses the procedure in respect of the inclusion of a provision in the development plan relating to the preservation of a specific public right of way....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I genuinely do not see a weakening. If we look at section 58(10), it states: Any provision relating to the preservation of a public right of way contained in a development plan continued in force under section 66 may be included in a subsequent development plan made under this Act without the necessity to comply with this section. Section 58(11) states: "Nothing in this section shall...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 14(1) on page 98.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It is pretty much word for word there, although it might be laid out differently. I do not see any difference.