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- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: On what basis would the Minister request MARA to do the transfer? Who will be consulted in this?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: That would be included.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: Okay. Where are decisions made by the Minister or MARA to transfer an offshore application to be published? Where would people see that?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: I should have said at the start that this is not the way to bring forward these amendments. They are being tagged on at the end of a very comprehensive piece of legislation that we have just gone through and on which hours have been spent. We are looking at proper pre-legislative scrutiny. We believe that bringing amendments forward like this is bad legislating. There may be things here we...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: To clarify, there was a briefing but these amendments have not gone through the proper pre-legislative scrutiny. They should have been included in the original Bill or, if not, there should be stand-alone legislation. We are tacking it on at the end. I appreciate what the Chair said in that there was a line-by-line brief. No disrespect, but this was really complex stuff. Am I not wrong there?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: If they were included in the original legislation-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: -----they would have gone through pre-legislative scrutiny.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: We know we need to act. We know the climate crisis is an emergency that has to be tackled. We want to support the Government. I spoke to the Chairman yesterday - you were there yourself. We want to have action. We know offshore is a vital cog in that but we also have the maritime area protection. I am nervous about rushing stuff like this. We want to support the Government when it...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: I think that is what everyone wants to see. Everyone wants to see the maritime areas protected but at the same time be able to deliver offshore wind and protect our fishers. I think we all want to make sure we can all work together to come up with the best way forward that it is hoped will protect everyone and ensure delivery. I have another question. It is in respect of what is meant...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: Section 6, is it? There is a legal issue there in relation to a case-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: I will go back to the line “the provisions of the licence shall be deemed to apply to the development” and so forth.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: There is also a reference to consent of the landowner, being the land in the maritime area, but what about the consent in respect of the money in itself, and how the State and public's interests will be properly addressed?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister of State.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: What amendment are we on now, Chair? Is it amendment No. 290?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: What additional checks will we seek to ensure this type of mistake does not happen again when we are dealing with legislation? I am not looking to point the finger at anyone but it was definitely an omission or error and we do not want to be back here again having to deal with the same issue with future legislation.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: On that, are there any legal consequences or implications? Obviously, decisions were taken under the Bill even though this section was not included. Now that things are being reinstated, decisions had been taken so is there a legal implication because of that?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: Do the trustees envisage any legal implications as a result of the change or as a result of that being omitted from the pervious legislation?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: We are reinstating the original legislation that was there. Is that fully intact? Are there any changes to it or is it just being reinstated to where it was?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: These are complex amendments, with an awful lot in them. I am disappointed we are trying to get them all done today, although we want to get this legislation done. I am getting mixed up with the questions and the amendments because a lot of them are related and refer to different sections. What is the rationale for the change that appears to remove requirements from planning oversight for...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)
Thomas Gould: We are being asked to allow for other matters such as foreshore applications to be transferred away from the Foreshore Act to a more streamlined process under MARA, but we are also being asked to do exactly the opposite and remove provisions from the planning Act to be in line with the Foreshore Act. Is that not the case?