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

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise; I am talking about amendments Nos. 666, 715, 747 and 753. Did I call out amendment No. 716?

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I apologise.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: For the sake of clarity, amendments Nos. 666, 715, 747 and 753 enable the applicant to agree to the planning authority... I am sorry; that is it. There is a misprint. The amendments enable the applicant to agree to the planning authority taking longer than the periods provided for. Amendment No. 666 relates to section 98, which is titled "Time limit for decision of planning authority",...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: It applies to all planning applications and it applies both ways. If the planning authority asks for more time, the applicant can give consent. Equally, the applicant can tell the local authority that, if it wants to take more time, he or she does not have an issue with that. In practice, it would apply where the planning authority came back to the applicant saying that it needed more...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 666 to section 98 relates to decisions of a planning authority.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Deputy looks at section 98, he will see it relates to any decision. Section 110 relates to time limits for the determination of appeals by the commission, the board.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendment No. 715-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I am sorry; the Deputy will appreciate that there are a couple of typos here that I need to navigate. Amendment No. 715 deals with section 110.

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 deal with section 110. Amendment No. 715 relates to section 124. Amendment No. 666 relates to-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: -----section 98.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: That is correct. Amendment No. 715 relates to section 124, which relates to the time limit for a decision of the commission. Amendments Nos. 747 and 752-----

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

Kieran O'Donnell: -----relate to certain timelines under section 141. Section 141 is on material alterations. To recap, amendment No. 666 relates to standard decisions of a planning authority, No. 715 relates to decisions of the commission on planning applications and No. 747 relates to decisions of the commission on material alterations.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Amendments Nos. 299, 523-----

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: It is put in as a plaster measure because the regional assemblies are required to do much more work. I have looked at it. I want to have another look before Report Stage in the context of whether we can put a defined timeline in place. It is done with practical purpose with respect to the additionality of work that is involved for the regional assemblies. We will have another look at it...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I know that.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: It is purely the physical change and publishing.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: Purely.

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

Kieran O'Donnell: When the officials were reviewing the legislation, it was noted that it is provided for under the existing development Act. We are doing it for the sake of consistency. A situation may arise at planning level. If you were dealing with planning in the past, you might have been looking for a voluntary extension of time or whatever. There may be circumstances, in terms of good planning...

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

Kieran O'Donnell: I have never seen it being done, but it is available.