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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: For a private house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will address the points the Cathaoirleach raised. We are conscious, in the context of the review and the increase in income over the period, that the last review was in 2014. We are conscious of the increase in costs and the basis on which these are being assessed. We want to ensure that we meet the needs of people who are disabled. We put a very strong case to the Department of public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: My apologies. I will give an update on congregated settings. The committee will appreciate that the core policy in this area comes from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Action A9.1 in its Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026 states, "Provide for 500 residential places 2024-2026 to advance decongregation programme in line with requirements of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the Deputy talking about private or council-owned properties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Planning for Inclusive Communities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Committees have done great work on this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am scheduled to cover from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. My colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will take over at 3 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 285: In page 88, line 3, to delete "Regulator or the National Transport Authority" and substitute "Regulator, the National Transport Authority or any other body, as may be prescribed". A major feature of the Bill is the work that has been undertaken to ensure the mandatory alignment of the various tiers of planning from national, through regional and down to local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Ó Broin kind of answered the question at the end. It is the exact same process. At the moment, a development plan goes to public consultation. There are a large number of public submissions. The OPR then engages and, depending on the outcome of its deliberations with the local authority, it may make a draft direction to me as Minister. I will then consider what it has sent....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Correct.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: We indicated at the time that we were going to consider that for Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: What we are doing with the OPR entails a consistent approach regarding any development plan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will look into it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I want to return to the existing development plan issue. Under section 31, with which I would say Deputy Cian O'Callaghan is familiar, the onus is on the chief executive to prepare a report on submissions received and furnish it to the elected members. Typically, the manager's report will have a summary of the submissions but the submissions are public documents. Ultimately, the Minister...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is exactly the same. It is all the one process.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: What does the Deputy mean?