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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am not surprised on that one, but that is okay. Could the Minister of State at least reassure the committee what the intentions are in terms of the commencement timeline of those relevant sections of the relevant Part? While I understand the Minister of State saying he wants that necessary flexibility, if the committee was reassured of early commencement of those relevant sections, that...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Could I press the Minister of State for a little more detail? Given the heavy workload of officials and related legislation, does he expect substantial commencement within six months of the passing of the Bill or a year? What is the hope in that regard?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have a final question on amendment No. 3. Will the Minister of State give us some indicative timeline of the review of the marine planning framework and how he and his officials expect that review to interact with some of the new innovations that will come into force as a result of the enactment of this Bill?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: We have three more hours today so I hope the Chairman can indulge me. Six years is a long time and one of the big issues with the marine planning framework arises because we did not have either the designation or even notional designations of the marine protected areas, MPAs. When that legislation comes through there will be a beginning of the process of designation of the MPAs. A...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 1: In page 16, line 1, after “(6)” to insert “and (7)”. I might make a couple of general comments while speaking to these amendments. Given that so many amendments have been tabled, this will be the only time I will make general comments and I will thereafter stick to the specificity of the amendments as we go through them. To expedite...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 3: In page 16, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “(7) (a) Chapter 2 of Part 2 shall come into operation on enactment. (b) Chapter 3 and chapter 6 of Part 2, Part 4 and Part 8 shall not be commenced until after the review of the NMPF under section 17(2) has at least been completed, and in the event the Minister decides to commence any of these...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not wish to be awkward in any way but given that we are in public session, it might be helpful if the Minister of State gave a little more information on the nature of that alignment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not doubt that but it is always good to have this on record.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 9: In page 17, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: " "ecosystems based approach" shall be construed in accordance with the term as used in both the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive;". This amendment proposes the insertion of a definition in the relevant section of "ecosystems-based approach". It seems...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: This is one of the many occasions when the Minister of State’s superior background knowledge is going to be of great assistance to him. Will the definition of "ecosystems-based approach" in section 13(2) apply to all uses of an ecosystems-based approach or just those relevant to that section? I am more than happy to withdraw my amendment if the Minister of State is saying that...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I was referring to the group of very smart people surrounding the Minister of State, as well as his own intimate knowledge of the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not wish to be awkward-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: ----- but do we have, either somewhere else in this Bill or elsewhere in legislation, a legal definition of what that is? Is it merely the case that in the NMPF, there is a general definition in the context of the framework? Would that mean this does not have the same legal force as a legal definition for the purposes of the Bill?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: On the basis of the potential inconsistency between the two directives, as highlighted by the Minister of State, I am quite happy to withdraw this amendment. I ask the officials to look again at the issue of the definition and its legal standing. The only reason I might pursue this matter is that for a very long time, as I understand it, when we were talking about environmental protection...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 10: In page 17, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “ “excluded consultation periods” means that the following days are not included in the counting of any public consultation provided for under this Act or required by any action or decision taken under this Act where they fall within the public consultation period proposed: (a)...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (19 Oct 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: While I cannot speak for the other signatories, I will be more than happy to withdraw the amendment on that basis. I ask only that in advance of the formal tabling of any potential Government amendments on Report Stage, the officials might engage with the signatories of this amendment in order that we will have sight of it beforehand and be able to decide whether we need to table Report...