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THE PLANNING AND Development Bill, which Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien had previously said would be passed before last Christmas, is now delayed until after the summer recess.
The bill passed through the Dáil last night, after much controversy over the Government guillotining the legislation, and is now set to go before the Seanad.
However, this morning Senators were informed by the Seanad secretary that the bill will not reach report and final stage until the autumn.
A spokesperson for Minister O’Brien told The Journal that the timing of the bill in the Seanad is a matter for the Oireachtas.
“It must be noted however that the bill will be substantially completed before the summer recess and the majority of amendments to be brought at Seanad stages will be of a technical nature, mainly related to transitional and consequential provisions,” they added.
Earlier this week, a spokesperson for the Minister said the Government has always been clear that the intention was to pass the bill before the summer recess.
Once law, the legislation will see a major overhaul of the planning system in Ireland.
At over 700 pages, the bill is the third largest piece of legislation in the history of the State.
Speaking in the Dáil on Tuesday, Taoiseach Simon Harris said:
“At some point, we need to get on and pass a law that is going to reform our planning laws.
“Only a few weeks ago, the Deputies were all shouting at me about the importance of the Housing Commission, which talked about the need to overhaul our planning system. This place needs to do its job and pass the law. There is a housing emergency and crisis.”
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Donald Trump pardoned Jared Kushner’s father last time, and now appointed his pardoned father as the French ambassador…
So no, he was not wrong.
@KTH: Or they’re both wrong.
@Stephen:
Jared’s father…In 2005, he was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering after hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranging to record a sexual encounter between the two, and sending the tape to his sister
Hunter Biden, incorrectly filled out a form and failed to pay his tax on time (because he was addicted to crack cocaine)
@Stephen: If Biden Jr. would be treated fairly then I don’t see Biden Sr. pardoning him. He’s right that he’s targeted particularly because it’s his son that wouldn’t happen to another person. The Republicans are outraged because only they get to pardon criminals and believe the law only applies to others.
@Don’t Forget: So, both wrong. Pardons shouldn’t exist.
@KTH: Still broke the law. Both wrong. ( And if it was Joe Soap in Ireland addicted to crack cocaine you wouldn’t be standing up for him ).
@Stephen: That’s the issue really and noone is talking about that. Very easy for Biden to consider a failure to pardon as tantamount to locking his son up himself. Ridiculous position to be in.
@KTH: so two wrongs make a right??
Take off your anything but Trump glasses for one minute and look at the pardon on its merits….it was completely and utterly wrong to issue him a pardon especially as he had categorically stated he would not issue a pardon to his son on multiple occasions.
@KTH: you’re simply an anti Trump individual and no doubt raging Trump won the election.
@Any Name: Take off your anything but Biden glasses for one minute. Trump has done just as bad if not worse. And you know it.
@KTH: Ridiculous comment….both are wrong full stop. A disgraceful move on Biden’s part- he is a complete hypocrite on so many levels. When will the people of Ballina get rid of the Joe Biden mural? It’s extremely embarrassing at this stage. The whitewashing of this guy’s record, particularly over the last year has to stop.
@KTH:
Donald Trump has said that he intended to pardon all the Capitol riot criminals.
He intends to pardon himself from his own convictions,and many of his other.cronies.
He is the last person who has any right to comment.
Trump is only raging because he would have fixed it to make sure Biden was given a severe sentence,while him and his cult escaped justice.
.
@Louis Jacob: if you’re a pro Biden supporter enough said! Man was deemed incompetent to run for President but is mentally competent to continue to act as it(he’s been a mere puppet for several years). Looking forward to January
@Any Name: Read my comments. I cant stand Biden.
@Any Name: @Stephen @Pat O’Shea…
@Stephen, where did I say I was standing up for Hunter? My opinion that I was asked for, is that Joe is not wrong.
@Any Name, two wrongs don’t make a right, no, they make it even…
Hahaha “anti-Trump glasses” I don’t need glasses I’ve 20/20 vision…
“Completely and utterly wrong” PMSL “categorically stated” ROFL, Trump never said something that wasn’t true? LOL
“Anti-Trump, raging he won the election” blah blah blah, I’ll make a nice latte from all of your cultists tears in the morning,
Hahaha,
I’ve never in my life seen so many people so angry anywhere when person B does what person A did, and knowing person A will do it again soon, but much worse.
Sad bunch of people.
Hahahaha :)
The real issue for me is the blatant lies by Biden, he and his press officer were explicitly asked multiple times if he would pardon his son and multiple times confirmed no, stating no one is above the law. Clearly this lie was just to avoid abuse-of-power questions during the election.
@John K: One rule for the rich. Same as everywhere.
He was always going to wait until his presidency was nearly over to pardon his son..he was never going to do it at the start of his term as it would be constantly thrown at him everywhere he went.in fairness i think most parents would do the same.
@morgan crowe: well his son was knee deep involved in the cesspit that is Ukraine following Natos rainbow revolution in 2012….look where we are know, closest time in history to nuclear war….military industrial complex should give him a medal of honor for bulging their revenue.
@Dere: that would be true if it weren’t a lie with no basis in fact or evidence despite multiple investigations.
@Philip Gerard (Philip Gerard): its a fact, it’s not even disputed. In April 2014 Hunter joined the board of Burisma earning an estimated 50,000 per month. What is disputed is why he got that job, was it because his dad was the vice president of the US? Seems more likely than this crackhead being considered the most qualified and capable person for the job.
@Dere: more Russian propaganda as usual from you. I heard Moscow is nice this time of year
Of course he was. But every president has used pardoning powers, so I can see why he did it. Hate the game, not the player.
@Gearoid MacEachaidh: word
@Gearoid MacEachaidh: every president (I believe) has used the official pardons office to process pardons. Biden however jn this case has not. He lied about the pardon, his administration lied about the pardon. The pardon is dated back to January 2014 also. Joe is covering his own back. Which ironically may bite him in the a$$, if he is charged with any financial crimes Hunter will be forced to testify against his father. Due to his pardon he will not be able to plead the 5th
All the way back to January 2014. Nothing to see here.
@Eric Gaffney: Will he also save the woman who tried to help him so much. “The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the former president on Tuesday, ordering adult film star Stormy Daniels to pay $121,972 in legal fees for a failed defamation suit.”
Put yourself in Biden shoes who lost two children already and didn’t want to lose another, so what would you do lad??
Sure it’s grand you and your ilk to pass judgement from your ivory towers, go give your head a shake.
@Ned: he refused to acknowledge Hunters daughter until she was 7, he isn’t the family man you think
@Ned: What would be the alternative? Let his son suffer under a Trump administration?
Don’t comment on this platform for the will only delete it the don’t like the truth.
No he’s not wrong
Give trump something to get upset about
@Marc Power: yes
Of course he was. I would have done the same though. It’s his son and Biden’s ambition is a huge factor in his potential in his potential incarceration. I think he chose the evil he could better live with. No point in being a chump.
@Louis Jacob: he didnt a knowledge Hunters child until she was 7, even then she’s not sloped use the Biden name. He could give a rats about family
@Mick O’K: few pints Mick?
@Mick O’K: any chance of saying that coherently?
@Setanta O’Toole: wasn’t wearing me specs
Just have the balls and the intellectual honesty to condemn it Larry and leave aside your partisan biases. Hunter Biden literally videoed himself smoking crack while using the firearms that he acquired by lying on his licence application forms. Hunter is also a serial tax cheat whose tax evasion goes back to at least 2012. Joe Biden said when he was still in the race for re-election a few months back that he wouldn’t pardon his son as a matter “fairness” and “equality under the law” and now he’s completely backtracked. He kept attacking Donald Trump back in 2020 for pardoning his allies but he’s just gone an exposed his rank hypocrisy for the world to see.
As a father I would say he was correct. As a politician he most definitely was wrong. He set a precedent for the Republicans to do as they please without possibility of criticism as they now have a standard set by democrats. It shows how corrupt American politics is.
@Mic JHintl:
Trump has pardoned more people than anyone else
He now has a full list of people he wants to pardon including himself.
He has set the standard not President Biden.
@Mic JHintl: They have a fantastic track record on this already
@Mary.E.: Not true, Trump isn’t even in the top 5 when it comes to pardons. Check it out, Democrats are top of the table.
My real issue with Biden is that he ran atall considering he knew his fragile drug addict son would be heavily in the firing line. The guilt must be overwhelming. Same goes for Don Jr, except we all know Trump doesn’t give a rat’s arse about him.
Tells you everything you need to know about these men and their reckless ambition
Even Cheney pulled out of a Republican primary because he found out his daughter was a lesbian and he wanted to protect her.
Say what you want, but that’s what a real man does.
YES!
Yes
The laws in America
The US is a cesspit and he choose wisely nothing worse than an unhinged incoming administration who will provide maximum hilarious news headlines
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