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Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I second the amendment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I apologise for being late but I was in meetings all morning. Please forgive me if I ask questions that have been answered. I only have two questions. In his response to the Committee of Public Accounts, Mr. Gunning highlighted the importance of sustainability in the design of the new children's hospital project. While we gain an understanding of the environmental impact as the project...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I thank Mr. Devine. It would be great if he could come back to us on that. That would be fantastic. The PwC report recommended that the "commercial capability and capacity of the NPH Executive should be strengthened so that it is ... less reliant on external advisors". It further recommended that this be done "in the short term to support the planning and execution of the next phase"....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I have one final question and again, I apologise if it has been covered. In his opening statement Mr. Gunning said that BAM will not be allocated more money beyond what is provided for under the contract. Given the volume of claims submitted by BAM, is there any instance or provision within the contract that would cause work on the project to come to a halt completely? I also seek clarity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: I thank Mr. Gunning

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Frances Black: In the six years since I first tabled the occupied territories Bill, as we all know, the situation has rapidly deteriorated. While the world is focused on the horrific genocidal war in Gaza, we are also seeing one of the biggest land grabs in decades across the West Bank, where more homes are being destroyed, families displaced, settlements built and people beaten and killed on a daily...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 141: In page 104, to delete lines 35 to 38.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 142: In page 104, line 35, to delete “chief executive of a planning authority” and substitute “elected council of a local authority”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 143: In page 104, after line 38, to insert the following: “(c) In circumstances referred to in paragraph (b), the elected council of a planning authority may by resolution overturn the extension requested by the chief executive and granted by the Minister.”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 150: In page 107, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “(d) the location and extent of cultural, social and recreational facilities in the city,”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 138: In page 104, between line 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(3) Elected members of the planning authority shall be able to consult independent legal and technical experts to assist them in their work on the creation of or review of the development plan.”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I am concerned that we are seeing a deeper erosion of local democracy and further centralisation. The move from a six-year local development plan to a ten-year one means that elected councillors who already do not have the powers may never get an opportunity to work on the development plan for their local area. This is a key reserved power. By diluting it, the Bill will further undermine...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 69: In page 67, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(ii) protect and enhance biodiversity,”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 70: In page 67, line 25, to delete “take account of the need to”.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 72: In page 67, between lines 28 to insert the following: "(ii) the marine environment,".

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I move amendment No. 73: In page 67, line 33, after "sectors" to insert "and regard for special areas of conservation and marine protected areas".

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Frances Black: I am disappointed that these amendments will not be accepted. They are very simple basic amendments. Given the serious concerns we have heard about from everybody here this morning, I feel very disappointed that these amendments will not be accepted. I hope that the Minister of State will be open to some amendments because everything seems to be getting rejected at this point. We have put...