Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 January 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2016: Motion

2:45 pm

Photo of Paudie CoffeyPaudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Both Senator Keane and Deputy Catherine Murphy are correct in that there is an element in the Act concerning what Senator Keane called rogue developers, those who are irresponsible and do not complete developments. However, it has been found to be very difficult to enforce that aspect of the legislation. Currently, the Department is looking at Committee Stage amendments to the planning and development Bill 2016 to see how we can hold to account people that are not responsible in terms of finishing estates and preventing them from getting sanction for future planning applications. That is currently being examined and we expect the Bill to go through the Oireachtas in the next few months. I accept there will possibly be changes in the meantime but the Committee Stage amendments to the Bill are currently being framed.

In reply to Deputy Murphy’s comment on developers sitting on zoned lands, is she referring to zoned land that is prioritised for infrastructure and then is not developed?

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