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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the text of my amendment, in the new subsection (b), we are inserting "screening determination". This is to ensure that both the determinations on screening and, separately, appropriate assessments and environmental impact assessments, would be covered by this provision. There are two issue. The first is to ensure no group that has a legitimate interest in the environmental consequences...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: While I know subparagraphs (iii) and (iv) in section 99 are not intended to deal with the kind of vexatious, extortionate misuse of the planning process that other amendments will deal with, in the cases that were in RTÉ's "Prime Time" programme, there would be nothing to stop people who want to use the planning process and the cover of bogus environmental NGOs from just setting up an...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 675: In page 223, line 5, to delete “one year” and substitute “six months”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 677: In page 223, to delete lines 7 and 8.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Have paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of section 99(5) been transposed from the existing Act? Is there anything substantively new in section 99(5)(a), (b) and (c)? If that is the case, I ask the Minister to explain it, please.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: At the very top of page 224.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perfect.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Give us 30 seconds to pull it up.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Just 30 seconds, Chair, please. Apologies.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I propose that this section be opposed. I have two questions. In the revisions for plans for development on appeal, is there anything new? Will the Minister explain what may be new in this section?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is nothing substantively or materially different in the wording or that would allow the planning authority to make revisions that would not have otherwise been permitted under the existing Act?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have exactly the same question. Is there anything substantively different to explain?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Eoin Ó Broin: Again, in this section, no revisions would be permissible under this that would not otherwise be permissible under the existing rules. It is exactly the same.