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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I withdraw my opposition to this section based on the Minister saying they had to go back and look at third parties and how they would be included in this declarations. Deputies Ó Broin and O'Callaghan wish to speak on section 11.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Also, getting access to a section 5 declaration is quite simple because they are published on local authority websites and people can access them. In the context of what the Minister of State said about looking at the third-party access to section 10 declarations, I suspect something will have to be done in that regard as well.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Is Deputy O'Callaghan talking about where more information becomes available that was not available at the time of section 5?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I move amendment No. 105: In page 52, line 23, after “maintain” to insert “, retain or relocate”. I think I have four amendments to this section, which relates to licensing. Section 12(2) begins by stating "Subject to subsections (3) and (12), a person shall not erect, construct, place or maintain— ..." and then lists what a licence is needed for. It...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am on amendment No. 107. My wording might not be perfect on this, but I believe the Minister of State understands what I am trying to do here. We need to look at the blocking of the footpaths now. It is directly related to planning because the local authority has to grant licences under this Act. I will move to Amendment No. 106. If my amendment is accepted the section will read "a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: ..., if I may come in briefly, then I can resume the Chair. The four amendments together are about how the planning system can improve accessibility around our towns, reduce visual clutter and look at the opportunities to share structures. I refer in particular to subsection (12). It states, "Subsection (2) [which is the requirement to do this] shall not apply to a planning authority."...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: ...want to speak briefly on amendment No. 605. I welcome the fact we will return to this amendment because it is quite significant for planning. It is slightly open ended in the way it is written at the minute. I would have concerns about that. When strategies were introduced into development plans, to me, it was a progressive step with regard to forward planning because we introduced...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Public notice at the moment is site notice and newspaper notice, but you cannot go and put a site notice on somebody else's property. It is about making it as simple as possible. It is a fairly simple process at the moment even though it deals with complex issues, so let us not overcomplicate it. The Minister may wish to respond.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Will the Minister please address that? I know he has said he will look at this before Report Stage. Deputy Ó Broin asked a direct question on third party rights.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes, I see that. That is okay. We can discuss those groupings when we come to them, but for the moment it is my intention to withdraw amendment No. 64. We will adjourn as it is after 1 p.m. We will return at 2.05 p.m. We can proceed to take that grouping at that time. Is that agreed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: A number of notes are required on a couple of things. We will just have to either agree with the amendment or not and make the decision at the time. We can deal with it on Report Stage if the Deputy is not satisfied with the report and the possible changes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: As it is 4.03 p.m. and we had agreed to break at 4 p.m., we will take a 30-minute break and return at 4.33 p.m.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: On that basis, if the note is going to available tomorrow, we are almost at the finish time anyway. If members wish, we can await that note and come back then.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are actually due to finish at 6.30 p.m. anyway.

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

Steven Matthews: I want to ask for some clarity on this as well. Amendment No. 129 suggests that the national planning framework be adopted by resolution of the Houses. If that were to be accepted, it would apply to national planning framework reviews going into the future but not the current national planning framework review taking place at present. Bearing in mind what Deputy O'Callaghan said about what...

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

Steven Matthews: That is what is there at the moment. I just wanted to clarify-----

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

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 189 and 190 are similar. Amendment No. 189 relates to section 23(6), under which the Minister shall, within ten days of publication of a national planning statement, give a copy to various bodies that have an interest in planning. The amendment proposes that the Minister will present a copy of the national planning statement to the appropriate Oireachtas committee within...

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

Steven Matthews: That would be helpful. When I was drafting amendment No. 62, an alarm bell rang in my head regarding what a significant impact on the environment is and how that would be measured. I think the Minister also raised that point in response to Deputy O'Callaghan. We cannot have cases where we are aware of ongoing impacts to the environment but where the development does not meet the...

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

Steven Matthews: We will still have four hours. We will suspend at 4 p.m. and come back at 6 p.m.