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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are primarily to cover the Gaeltacht language areas. Once again, the current development guidelines that we have speak about boundary areas anyway. To have an integrated approach they would have to take into account other areas as well, but the guidelines are primarily about the areas where the Irish language is spoken, the Gaeltacht areas. On a general note, this is hugely...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Yes, absolutely.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is it. It will speak about that in a general sense as well. We are moving towards a ministerial statement to provide that level of consistency.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is something that is currently being looked at by the Department of the Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Deputy makes a valid point but all those matters will be considered as part of the new guidelines.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are hoping to get them out as quickly as possible but we are working across Departments. We are in discussions with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. It is our intention to get them out as quickly as possible.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is bringing forward legislation. We will deal with the planning aspect.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy O'Callaghan switched to amendment No. 47 about the short-term lettings, which I can deal with.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Okay, I am sorry.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not in this group. Does the Deputy want to leave it then?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am saying in the generality. It is not in Gaeltacht areas but in the generality.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy will appreciate that the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has brought forward legislation in terms of short-term lets having to be registered with Bord Fáilte and they have to apply for planning to be on that register. We are doing sister regulations to accompany that. We are looking at it in the round, in a balanced way. It is not finalised...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: That will include all areas generally. It is not specific to Gaeltacht areas.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, the rent pressure zone is the current legislation. I am saying we are looking at it in the round. I am not saying specifically what will be in it. I am just saying there are a range of factors that we are considering.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is that agreeable?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am sorry for my choice of language. Is it in order for me to proceed, Chair?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I think that is a better choice of language on my part. Thematic 4 deals with the decision of the commission on appeal or on direct application for development in the Gaeltacht. This refers to Opposition amendments Nos. 683, 709 and 890. Deputy Ó Broin already made reference to amendment No. 890. Section 107 provides for the making of decisions by the commission with regard to...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Could the Deputy repeat that point?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: Regarding Deputy Ó Snódaigh’s comments, I would like to see that item of correspondence. He made a valid point about a local authority area giving focus to specific Gaeltacht area. Individual local authorities can create local area plans. That provision is currently there. It is up to them to decide on that, but in many cases they do it on the basis of electoral areas....
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. Section 472 relates to research, education and training. The OPR is required, under this general area, to cover all aspects of training and research. The training aspect of the OPR is covered under section 472. However, I note the Deputy's point. The requirement for 20% of staff to be proficient in Irish is already catered for. The national plan is in line with the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy made reference to the 20% requirement.