Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage
Dail Éireann — 2024-06-11
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Cian O'Callaghan (SD), Dublin Bay North

I move amendment No. 124:
In page 64, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:
"(2) In determining what constitutes a "reasonable” period under subsection (1) , the requirement shall be to provide for a period consistent with affording the public an opportunity to effectively participate, bearing in mind—
(a) the volume and technical complexity of the materials involved in the participatory activity,
(b) that traditional holiday periods are not conducive to public participation and therefore the periods need to be extended accordingly, and such periods avoided where possible, and
(c) the increasingly diverse nature of Irish society, the emergence of new communities, and the various language and other challenges faced by the public in participating in a way which does not effectively discriminate or precipitate inequalities in participatory democracy, and the need to extend timeframes for participation as part of a mitigation strategy for such matters.”.

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