Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2021-11-16
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I have a lot of concerns about section 6, and it is important for the Minister to clarify them. These are significant changes that do not relate solely to large-scale residential developments. They are changes in respect of the principal Act and its functioning. They are changes in respect of our planning system and, indeed, our legal system and its operation. It is, therefore, quite a significant proposal. It would be useful and, in fact, necessary to provide clarification as to what the intentions are here. I understand there would be provision under this new section for a skipping of the Court of Appeal to go to the Supreme Court. There may have been provisions previously-----

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Sitting date: 2021-11-16