Irish Planning Institute

Lobbying Organisation Irish Planning Institute

Date published 04 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Housing

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Additional Comments on the General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones) Bill 2022

Intended results Further to evidence to the JCHLGH on 16 May 2023 as part of their pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Planning and Development (Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones) Bill 2022, and reflecting the number of queries at that meeting regarding UDZs and the feedback of Irish Planning Institute members, provided additional observations on the Urban Development Zones which we hoped DHLGH might find useful in finalising the Bill.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Mary Mac Mahon

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email and attached submission sent 16 June 2023, copied to acting principal planning adviser and clerk of JCHLGH

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Paul Hogan Acting Assistant Secretary (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)