Written answers

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Housing Policy

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the composition of the Planning Advisory Forum; the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7300/22]

Photo of Peter BurkePeter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Housing for All sets out a number of objectives with the aim of improving the functioning of the planning system including the comprehensive review and consolidation of planning legislation. The review forms one of the actions in Housing for All and is set in the context of the broad policy outlined therein.

The review is being overseen by the Attorney General and he has appointed a working group of professionals with planning law expertise to assist him in this work. It is intended that the review will be completed by December 2022.

I chaired the first meeting of the Planning Advisory Forum on 14 December 2021 and the first role of the Forum will be to engage with stakeholders on themes to input into the planning legislation review.

The Forum consists of a wide stakeholder membership with representatives from a broad range of sectors, including representation from the public sector, business, environmental, social and knowledge based sectors.

The second meeting of the Forum took place today, 10 February 2022, and once the terms of reference for the Forum have been formally considered I will publish these, along with the membership, on my Department's website along with any other relevant documentation.

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