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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Exactly, yes. Do they look at it or do they disregard it altogether?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. That is helpful. The determination involves an examination by the planning authority of works carried out to date.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: No, it is not an investigation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The applicant has to be compliant under section 135(1)(a) in order to make the request, so the planning authority may or may not take a look at what has been built so far to see-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Sorry, that is what I was trying to clarify. It would mean that this aspect of the Bill could not be used as a backdoor route towards retention for unauthorised works.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It could not be misused for retention purposes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The wording in section 135(1)(a) would prevent it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister. That is what I was asking about.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a question on amendment No. 735. Are we finished with amendment No. 729? I have a quick question on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Amendment No. 729 would allow for an extension of planning permission of another ten years. Is there any provision whereby the extensions would not be for a full ten years, such that one could have planning permission for ten years and get an extension of just two or three?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The House is not sitting now.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister have a response on amendment No. 788?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will come in on amendment No. 788. The Minister says he is not accepting it. There is an issue with that amendment in terms of the proposed subsection (4)(a)(v). It limits the focus or scope of an environmental impact assessment or appropriate assessment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It does not have the problematic subsection (4)(a)(v) section which limits the scope of environmental impact assessments or appropriate amendments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Government amendment does not reflect that part of Deputy McAuliffe's amendment, does it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the context of the amendments from the Minister, we can see where he is coming from. In respect of anyone who has applied for or obtained planning permission and who is affected by a JR and the delays relating thereto, there can be a major impact in the context of their trying to deliver the project. Regarding time delays relating to the JR, I can understand wanting to have the clock...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is it exactly; I am talking about the practicalities of this. I can see how the stopping of the clock is fair to the applicant. Then comes the fact that for nature, species or habitat, there is no stopping the clock just because there is a JR going on or this is being discussed in the courts. Nothing in the natural habitat is aware of the JR going on, and whatever changes are taking...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The issue is that if one is years in judicial review and if there are cases taken off to Europe or whatever and it holds stuff up, how out of date is the data that something has been based on and what damage is caused as a result? I will leave it there.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what immediate and urgent actions will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15624/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take to increase the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/24]