EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means115/2022Official bill number / year
Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Introduced
- 1 Dec 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- An Bord Pleanála can now have up to 14 permanent members (plus temporary appointees) instead of a fixed number; Minister can increase this via order without Oireachtas approval.
- Replaced nominating-body system with independent, objective procedure for recommending board members; removed one-third limit on members appointed under subsection 104(4).
- Foreshore Act definition expanded to include water column above seabed; applies retroactively to existing leases, licences, and pending applications unless it conflicts with constitutional rights.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad1 Dec 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad6 Dec 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad6 Dec 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad8 Dec 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad8 Dec 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil8 Dec 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil14 Dec 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil14 Dec 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil14 Dec 2022
- Cream List26th Seanad15 Dec 2022
- Enacted20 Dec 2022