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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Returning to Deputy Ó Broin and amendments Nos. 176 and 180, it is not law; it is policy. The legislation puts the principles for setting national policy statements. We disagree. We believe the national policy statements would bring consistency. The one thing we are getting on the ground, and Deputy Ó Broin is getting it as well, no doubt, is inconsistency in decisions...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The legislation is the planning Bill. It sets down what is to be. There are two aspects under section 23(1). We must always go back to the core legislation. Section 23(1) states: (1) The Minister may, at any time, with the approval of the Government, issue a statement ... which shall comprise two parts as follows: (a) national policies and measures on planning matters to support...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The answer to the Chairman's question is "Yes". On Deputy O'Callaghan's question, the provision for national planning statements under section 23 was subject to extensive legal advice, including from the Attorney General's office. We are happy and satisfied that it is legally correct. Any local area plans or development plans done by local authorities will have to state that they are...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes. We put a lot of-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Absolutely, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Ó Broin, come on.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is collective. The Deputy knows that. They might not agree with him.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Absolutely.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Statutory comes out of the legislation and, effectively, the policy implementation of that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The practical application of them is that-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: They are statutory on the basis-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Hold on a second.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: You have to be materially consistent-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Deputy wants an answer-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Without plagiarising the Deputy, I have the floor.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would prefer if I did not have to do that but ultimately-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: The practical import is that we are bringing in legislation that will provide for national planning statements. We are giving them statutory effect whereby local area plans, in every aspect, have to be materially consistent with what is in national planning statements. What the legislation effectively does, and this will probably bring better clarity, is empower the Minister to issue, with...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: They are statutory in that the legislation will empower the Minister to prepare these national planning statements, which are approved by the Cabinet. The local authority plans must be materially consistent with national planning statements.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: Ultimately, it will be down to individual local authorities to have practical application for them within their own development plans based on what is set out in them and to be materially consistent with national planning statements. The national planning statements will be approved by the Cabinet, as distinct to being approved by just the Minister.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Kieran O'Donnell: No, they are policy.