Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 June 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion

Photo of Pat CaseyPat Casey (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, Deputy Kenny, for your presentation. I will make some comments. I come from a rural area myself. Having dealt with one-off rural housing for the past 15 years I know that it is probably one of the most frustrating processes any family can go through. Not only do they have to deal with qualification rulings, location details and the visual impact that a house might have on the area, they also have to deal with traffic regulations and the increase in traffic from one-off rural housing. Now, there is the question of effluent discharge raised by Deputy Kenny today. In my county of Wicklow there are areas where there are complications but we seem to be able to get over them by raising the bed and importing a different soil type. Deputy Kenny referred to areas in Cavan with similar heavy soils getting planning permission for one-off rural housing. Was that based on reed beds or willow beds? If it is a similar situation, how can the local authority in Cavan grant permission? Can Deputy Kenny explain that?

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