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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate what the Deputy is trying to achieve. There is a distinction. Obviously, local authorities are implementing active travel plans, and that is probably something which is not too dissimilar. Certainly, we could accept it in principle and see how we might come back in terms of a wording.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I would imagine it would be a function of the Department of Education.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Section 45(3)(d) refers to community facilities, which would include schools.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: If the Deputy does not mind, we can do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: We could look at that. I assume the term "community facilities" includes that, but we could look at inserting the word "recreational". The Deputy might let us examine that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: No, I appreciate that. Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: We can do that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: If it is helpful, we can get a note back to the Deputy from the officials.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I think I have responded to that. On car parking and storage, I think that was on e-bikes. If it is okay, I will come back with a note to the Deputy on that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: On amendment No. 350, as Deputy Matthews said, I want to check the wording consistency on that, if that is okay. We will come back on it if that is all right. Is that okay?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Similarly with that, yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes. I did state that we would look at the issue of transport or in relation to amendment No. 481, we would look at the issue of transport oriented development within the Bill. So I did give a commitment in relation to that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Transport is already integrated with the other strategies. I am not sure whether that responds to what the Deputy is trying to achieve with the amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 42 of the Bill, "Obligation to prepare strategy for sustainable development and regeneration", that strategy "shall include objectives relating to compact urban development, sustainable integrated transport systems, the provision of infrastructure and regulation of development".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Section 42 of the Bill states, "The strategy shall include objectives relating to compact urban development, sustainable integrated transport systems-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Sorry, I am going from the explanatory memorandum.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is under section 42(2)(b), which states: "the provision, or facilitation of the provision, of sustainable integrated transport, public transport and road traffic systems (including appropriate parking provision), pedestrian and cycling infrastructure". It is included there.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes. That is the obligation to prepare a strategy for sustainable development. That is there.