Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2018
211. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the sections and subsections of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 that have not been commenced to date. [41607/18]
View answerA significant number of the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 were commenced upon enactment, those being sections 2, 46, 50-55, 58, 59 and 61-65.
I intend signing a Commencement Order in the coming days which will commence the bulk of the remaining sections, specifically sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 9-20, 22, 24-32, 35-39, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 56 and 66-76, as well as most of the provisions of sections 21 and 23.
Further to the signing of that Commencement Order, the following sections/subsections will remain to be considered for commencement at a later point: sections 4, 5, 8, 33, 34, 40, 42, 45, 49 and subsections of sections 21 and 23.
