Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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Joanne Collins (SF), Agricultural Panel

I move amendment No. 3:
In page 10, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:
“Report on impact of amendments related to alteration of existing planning permissions
4. The Minister shall lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas every 6 months from the commencement of this Act detailing the impact of the amendments to Part 4 of the Principal Act related to alterations of existing planning permissions and detailing the location, nature and volume of such alterations by project and local authority area and the resulting commencement of developments that have secured the alterations.”.
I will be quick. I can pre-empt the answer already because this has the word "report" in it. It is along the same lines. We are concerned that this section will either lead to further delays or, on the other side, the delivery of substandard homes with poorer design standards and reduction in appropriate size, all while we will continue to see rent rises. Again, the amendment is looking for monitoring and reports. I know the Minister of State is not going to accept it, but I would like to think that the Government would be monitoring it. If it is not going to report back, at least it should monitor it and take the responsible moves when it sees the numbers coming in. I will leave it there. There is no point in arguing.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14