The Bill also replaces the mandatory requirement on city and county council executives to hold public meetings about proposed city and council development plans, with an obligation for planning authorities to consult with and to invite written submissions from members of the pubic on the proposed development plan. It is a minor amendment, which will clarify, for the avoidance of doubt, that the planning authority would always be required to carry out some form of public meeting under section 11(3)( b ) of the Planning and Development Act in respect of a proposed development plan, either with a public meeting attended in person or an online public meeting.
The element "shall consult with members of the public" makes it obligatory to consult with members of the public and it does not remove the prerogative from public representatives to hold their own public meetings.
Key terms by TF-IDF across 7,552 words from 15 speakers. The summary quotes the highest-scoring sentences verbatim — nothing is paraphrased.
Tellers: Tá, Senators Robbie Gallagher and Seán Kyne; Níl, Senators Michael McDowell and Victor Boyhan.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Carried | 34–7 |
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