Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-21
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Peter Burke (FG), Longford-Westmeath

We note Senator Higgins's opposition to section 19 of the Bill and the technical amendments with respect to the remedial environmental impact statements. We cannot accept the proposed opposition. These sections comprise technical amendments necessary as a result of the repeal of section 177D and ancillary provisions relating to the decision of the board on whether to grant leave to apply for substitute consent. The removal of the leave-to-apply stage when applying for substitute consent is one of the core elements of the Bill proposed and therefore we cannot consent to its removal.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-21