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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (1 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...or other places of natural beauty or recreational utility, which public rights of way shall be identified both by marking them on at least one of the maps forming part of the development plan and by indicating their location on a list appended to the development plan.” The inclusion of rights of way in the preparation of Development Plans is a function of the elected members in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...disability as provided for under Section 14(d) of the Electoral Act 1992 as amended. The certifying medical practitioner no longer needs to provide the nature of the illness or disability, but can indicate an expected duration, which the registration authority will have regard to when assigning a postal voting arrangement. This means that for those people with longer term or ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...nor those disaggregated by electoral boundaries. This information may be available from Cork County Council. The National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) produces an annual Performance Indicator Report for local authorities, which details a range of performance indicators for local authorities, including local authority owned social housing stock. The most recent report, relating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...water supply and waste water treatment capacity registers, details of which are available on the Uisce Éireann website at www.water.ie/connections/developer-services/capacity-registe rs/. These registers indicate if there is enough water supply and wastewater treatment at Uisce Éireann treatment plants to support property development. Uisce Éireann has established a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (30 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...details of title to property in Ireland based on registered Folios. The information relating to the ownership of the Folio, and any burdens on the property, is recorded on the Register. However, the Register does not indicate whether the Folio includes a building of any kind or, where a building exists, if it is commercial or residential property. It is understood that Tailte...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (24 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .... However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including levels of vacancy and average turnaround times for reletting local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (24 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...somewhat, they have experienced significant challenges in recruitment and continues to engage with the Public Appointments Service to fulfil its staffing requirements for replacement and additional staff. Tailte Éireann has indicated that the level of property transactions has remained strong and there has been a continued increase in applications received year-on-year. In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...categories of tenants. To date the Castleblayney Care Group AHB has completed 18 new social units of accommodation for which my Department has provided over €2.5 million under CAS. The AHB had indicated an intention to deliver an additional 2 CAS units as part of this development, for which my Department assigned further funding. I understand however, that the project has not yet...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: It remains the case that the question of city status for Drogheda is not under consideration at the moment. As indicated previously, the National Planning Framework (NPF) published in 2018 sets out a vision and strategy for the spatial development of Ireland to 2040. The Framework recognises the strategic importance of Drogheda and aims to support its development and its economic potential...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...of the programme. To that end pre works surveys must be carried out so as to inform the works to be carried out to achieve the minimum B2/Cost Optimal BER post works and appropriate Heat Loss Indicator is reached where Heat Pumps are deployed. Prior to the recoupment of funding to the local authority sector, each individual dwelling submitted as part of a funding request is assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: .... However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their Annual Reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including levels of vacancy and average turnaround times for reletting local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...a central training programme, issuing guidance on operational and other related matters and providing capital funding for priority infrastructural projects. Offaly County Council previously indicated the replacement of Clara fire station as a priority for the local authority. All projects in the capital programme may be reassessed on an annual basis to maximise available capital...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...local community and amenity services and infrastructure, including recreation and sports facilities. The Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements Guidelines (2024) indicate that planning authorities should plan for an integrated hierarchy of multifunctional public open spaces and corridors across the plan area that meet the needs of the planned population, are...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: They are getting the parameters. It is a case of considering what are the design parameters that may be applicable. It is giving parameters within it and an indication of whether one would work or another one would not.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (9 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Tailte Éireann has discussed the recent internal process change, in regard to rejection of applications which are not in order to be registered, with the Law Society Conveyancing Committee. Tailte Éireann has indicated that the significant number of poor quality applications that continue to be lodged has led to a substantial administrative burden for Tailte Éireann....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations (9 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...central training programme, issuing guidance on operational and other related matters and providing capital funding for equipment and priority infrastructural projects. Louth County Council has indicated that Dunleer remains their top priority project, and a new fire station at Dunleer is provided for in the Fire Services Capital Programme 2021 - 2025. The Council submitted a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...as best as possible too so it is not open to other interpretations of what should be there. I am quite content with the existing definition in section 55, but, as I said, if members come back and indicate how we might be able to further clarify it, I am certainly to certainly having a look at it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...clear reference to the issue in section 58(1) which states "notice of the proposed variation of the development plan under section 56, serve notice (which shall include particulars of the provision and a map indicating the right of way) of its intention". The introduction to that paragraph states: Where a planning authority proposes to include a provision in a development plan relating...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...which relates to the preparation of the draft development plan or the notice of proposed variations to development plans, which, it states, “shall include particulars of the provision and a map indicating the right of way”. That is very clear.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I have not responded to Deputy Matthews. Deputy Gould has indicated on this point. I might come in on the points raised by colleagues, and we can then deal with Deputy-----