Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 4:

In page 6, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:

“(ea) details of the manner in which obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability, with due regard to the principle of universal design and regulations under Statutory Instrument Number 513 of 2010, have been reflected in the proposed development;”.

On Committee Stage similar amendments to this were proposed to be included in information that the Minister may prescribe as a requirement for an LRD meeting. This amendment is a requirement that information on how obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, and Part M of the convention, have been reflected in the proposed development. We must ensure that the rights of people with disabilities to accessibility under Article 9, and to independent living under Article 19 of the UNCRPD are upheld and vindicated by the State when it comes to housing.

Amendment No. 5 stipulates that a calculation of the expected greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions from embodied energy expected through construction or demolition in the proposed development, should be included in information submitted before an LRD meeting. We need to take account of the impact of development on our emissions, to estimate those emissions, and to ensure that the most sustainable building practices are being used and are reflected in the law in Ireland.

Amendment No. 20 seeks to insert criteria into the determination of the application by the planning authority, particularly changes in building and planning guidelines, obligations under the UNCRPD, or other such issues that may have arisen as part of an area development planning process.