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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: The main reason is that the development plan process is going out to a ten-year period. The RSES will be in effect for a period of more than ten years but not more than 20. There are longer time periods for plans. The time required to compile those review cycles is important. It gives a longer timespan to monitor and evaluate progress on the implementation of the strategies. That is not...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 279, tabled by Deputy Steven Matthews, seeks to amend section 35(3), which requires the director of a regional assembly, in carrying out any screening for strategic environmental assessment or appropriate assessment of an amendment of a regional spatial and economic strategy with a view to avoiding duplication of assessments, to take account of the fact and content of any...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Deputy Ó Broin provided a good example in respect of Athlone. It is the case that that can be dealt with on an administrative basis. What the Deputy has outlined would only apply in very rare cases. There would be a designation of a principal local authority set out as a principal regional assembly. We do not see a need to provide for it. The regional assembly in which the principal...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: They are generally dealt with by agreement of the regional assembly. It can be done on a case-by-case basis. It would require a resolution to be passed at regional assembly level.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: I am not sure if there have been cases where there has been disagreement. I do not think there have.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy gave the example of Ferrybank in Waterford. I was a member of the local authority when those debates, discussions and disagreements were ongoing. The local area plan for Ferrybank was drawn up in partnership between two local authorities and it worked very well. The collaboration at area office level between Waterford City and County Council and Kilkenny County Council is good....
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: It is okay. This is worth teasing out. Under Chapter 4, which deals with regional and spatial economic strategies, subsection 27(7) states: Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (6), regulations made under that subsection may direct two or more regional assemblies— (a) to prepare and make a regional spatial and economic strategy jointly in respect of— (i)...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes, and the Minister can make regulations to deal with co-ordinated plans.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes, it would be covered by regulation. As I said, it will be decided by agreement between the two authorities.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes, there will be guidance and regulations, if required.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: As I said, these matters would be considered on a case-by-case basis. Under section 24, which deals with considerations for the issuance of a national planning statement, subsection (1)(a) refers to "preparation of regional spatial and economic strategies, development plans, urban area plans, priority area plans, coordinated area plans and development schemes". These matters would be...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Is the Deputy referring to the co-ordinated area plan committee?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: My understanding is that decisions would be arrived at through consensus. I do not know whether there will be a voting process.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: I do not have the terms of reference of the co-ordinated area plan committees.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate that. In developing the terms of reference for the co-ordinated area plan committees, clarity could be given to the issue of equality of representation and how decisions are arrived at through those committees.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: It could be done by way of agreement. Again, it could be done by way of section 24 and the considerations in the issuance of a national planning statement. It is covered there under the preparation of regional spatial and economic strategies.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)
Malcolm Noonan: Yes.