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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Tailte Éireann. Therefore, if a local authority identifies and maps out public rights of way, it should not have any role. Is that what the Minister of State is saying? Can a local authority not have a role in maintaining a public right of way it designates? If a local authority designates a public right of way, does it not have an obligation to maintain it?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Under the legislation, is it not the case that a local authority can designate a public right of way?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It has to be registered with Tailte Éireann.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Unfortunately, establishing and vindicating public rights of way is very difficult and challenging in Ireland by comparison with our neighbouring country, for example. If you go walking in England, you will find rights of way everywhere. England has an incredibly good network that puts us to shame. When we see things done well in neighbouring countries, we always ask why we cannot do the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the planning enforcement section-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am concerned that the removal of this means a value is not being placed on landscapes. Some landscapes can be significant. The committee has discussed this in respect of other legislation with regard to archaeology and heritage. Surely if this has been seldom used,it is not an argument for removing it. It means it has been used responsibly and it has not been overused or abused. It has...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I do not think it has been moved from one place to another. This is an obligation to prepare a strategy for conservation of natural and built heritage. Quite reasonably, a local authority may have a strategy for conservation of natural and built heritage. In this, it has its strategy on landscape conservation. The strategy may state there will be a landscape conservation area because the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It is not a full replacement for a landscape conservation area. Typically if a strategy were to include objectives for the conservation, protection, management and improvement of landscapes, part of the strategy would be an option to designate the area of a landscape conservation area. There may be areas where there are other objectives, and this full level of protection may not be used,...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: With respect, we are not proposing to get rid of architectural conservation areas.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Bill allows for the strategy of conservation of natural and built heritage and allows for having architectural conservation areas. The Bill allows for a strategy in respect of landscape but gets rid of landscape conservation areas. Saying it is seldom used does not stack up because every day we talk about parts of the legislation that are seldom used. Earlier, we spoke about part of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is just giving up on landscapes. I disagree strongly with that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Government is giving up on landscape conservation areas.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government plans to introduce any tax relief, or a reduction in local property tax, for residents who are also paying management fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16383/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 645. To ask the Minister for Health what financial supports are available for amputees who do not qualify for a medical card, who are required to pay extremely high costs upwards of €6,000 every few years for necessary prosthetics; the measures he will take to address this gap in supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16077/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 762. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the roll-out of free period products to all higher education institutions including universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16537/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with the previous comments about the fees and public participation. I can see clearly in my constituency that when it comes to public participation, the fees are not a barrier for a significant cohort and then, in other areas where there are people are on low incomes, they are a barrier and obstacle and basically prevent the latter group from participating and giving their views on...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I wish to come in as well but can we go to vote?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I will come back in after Deputy Matthews.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to address the Minister of State's reply that the fees from public participation are to cover the costs. It is strange then that the fee for making a submission or observation to the council is €20 and €50 to An Bord Pleanála. Are we implying that the cost to An Bord Pleanála to process a submission is more than double that of a local authority? Is the board...