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Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy has more staff.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 88:In page 27, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Construction of section 172 (requirement for environmental impact statement) of Act of 2000 during specified period 19. Subsection (1A) of section 172 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in paragraph (a) there were inserted the following after subparagraph...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 89:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of section 177R (interpretation) of Act of 2000 during specified period 20. Subsection (1) of section 177R of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in paragraph (a) of the definition of “proposed development” there were inserted the following after...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 90:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of section 191 (right to compensation) of Act of 2000 during specified period 20. Section 190 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in subsection (1) “or an application for permission under section 4 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 91:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of the Fourth Schedule (reasons for the refusal of permission which exclude compensation) to Act of 2000 during specified period 20. The Fourth Schedule to the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if the following were inserted after paragraph 18:“18A. In the case...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 92:In page 27, line 24, to delete “a class specified” and substitute “a class standing specified”. Amendments Nos. 92 and 93 are technical in nature. They are required to make it clear that the requirement to carry out a screening EIA for a proposed development in respect of prescribed classes of development will apply to whatever class of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Is the Deputy concerned about the potential input by the public, groups or NGOs during a screening process or when the determination is made as to whether a screening is needed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Is it during the screening process when deciding whether an EIA is necessary?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that this provision deals primarily with flood relief infrastructure. We are providing that when a reasonable judgment is made that there is not a need for a lengthy delay to facilitate an environmental impact assessment the process can be moved on quickly. There have been extraordinary delays in some cases linked to survey work, assessments and so on. If the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: If the Deputy is asking that we come up with a way of providing the necessary transparency such that people can see what is going on during the screening process, such as the raising of a red flag in relation to issues arising, I am prepared to look at that. The point I am making is that what the Deputy is seeking to achieve may already be provided for. The NGOs, particularly environmental...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I will happily facilitate that as long as what is agreed allows for a streamlined system in terms of the time it takes to make a sensible screening decision. That is the issue for me. I have no problem with the inclusion of more people or bodies as long as that does not delay the process. This issue was brought to my attention by the Minister of State, Deputy Canney. He has asked me to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 93:In page 27, line 26, to delete "or other limit specified" and substitute "or other limit standing specified".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 94:In page 27, line 32, to delete "section" and substitute "paragraph".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 102:In page 30, to delete lines 32 to 41 and, in page 31, to delete line 1 and substitute the following: "(2) Without prejudice to section 176B, where an application was made under section 176A and no screening determination for environmental impact assessment (within the meaning of section 176A(1)) has been issued by a planning authority within the appropriate period of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 107:In page 31, lines 33 and 34, to delete ", within 4 weeks of the receipt of the further information" and substitute "and specifies the period within which the information or views concerned are required to be received by the Board, within 4 weeks of the due receipt of the further information".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 109:In page 32, to delete lines 4 to 6 and substitute the following:“(c) any person or body consulted under section 176A(4), (d) where section 176A(5) applies, either or both the owner and the occupier, as appropriate in the circumstances, and (e) any other person, requested by the Board under subsection (6)(b) to provide further information with regard to the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 116:In page 33, line 6, to delete "in respect of".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 117:In page 33, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: "(c) in subsection (2) of section 176 by inserting the following after paragraph (d): “(da) the carrying out of a screening for environmental impact assessment (within the meaning of section 176A), or a determination review or application referral (within the meaning of section 176C);",".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 119:In page 33, line 24, to delete "subsection (1)" and substitute "subsection (1) or (4)". Section 22 provides that a further extension of duration of permission may be granted by a planning authority in case of a housing development comprising 20 or more houses where the authority considers that a further extension is necessary to enable the development to be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: If building is consistent with zoning and the local area plans, the chief executive can make the decision to extend rather than going through the process all over again.