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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: It is State funded.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I get the point. We will come back to the Deputy.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Generally, it is. I am trying to think of another one.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: My official tells me it goes back to the 1963 Act. It is an historical issue relating to An Taisce. We can provide a little more detail. I am trying to think of another body.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: We will send the Deputy the regulation.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I get the Deputy's point, but what I am being told is that it is an historical issue that goes back to a 1963 Act. I do not know the genesis of that so I will not pretend I do, but we will get the information and it can be assessed.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: It is important. We want consultation, particularly in Gaeltacht areas and where there are growing towns, so we must ensure that happens. We are also saying that any other relevant body can be consulted. That is the difference between prescribed and on the regulation front. We will look at it and we will get some clarification around An Taisce.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Deputy want An Taisce out?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: It is Ireland's National Trust or something.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: What we are saying to members is that we will look at this and come back to the committee before Report Stage. Regulations have a big role in this too, but we will look at what State bodies are prescribed. I understand the points Deputies have made, but I am not in a position to accept them right now.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: There are three or four. If members want I can take the next one-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I can go more slowly.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: In fairness to the members, I know at the opening of the committee everyone recognised the incredible amount of work the team here has gone through to prepare this so-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Tuigim.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Obviously, we did not need to give the OPR direction on the function with regard to a language plan. I understand the point the Deputy is making but if he looks at where it sits within it, it is giving them an additional function that is currently there with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes. I need more time to assess what we do. They are statutory bodies. I mentioned other bodies. I was not being flippant. There are other really good groups who we might probably say that we should be consulting with them. I have already mentioned that I am consulting with Bánú but no one is proposing it in the legislation. That is my point.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: Sure. Perhaps I will respond briefly to Deputy Ó Broin. Prescribed bodies are State bodies. Part of the reason for them being prescribed is, as the Deputy said, so that people have to interact with them and seek their experience and expertise in their specific areas, as is right and proper. I said in respect of Foras na Gaeilge and An Coimisinéir Teanga that I will look at that....
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: We will have a look at it.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: As I said, I think everyone agrees that we cannot have a long definitive list. I remind members that any other bodies can be consulted, but specifically within the areas I mentioned, we will look at State bodies with regard to prescribing and the other areas around the regulation.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I will give the Deputy a commitment that I will look at those in detail in advance of Report Stage. We will be able to provide some further assurances on it. I will get clarification on An Taisce but I understand it was the 1963 Act. It was unique being the Irish national trust type of thing so it got special status.