Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

——stop management charges being levied and require all new housing development to be built to the standard required by local authorities for taking in charge. He can do this by issuing a policy directive under section 29 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Planning authorities are required to comply with a policy direction given by the Minister under section 29.

Further, recognising that in apartment developments there may still be a need for some private management, he can make planning guidelines under section 28 of the Planning Act. These guidelines could, for example, in the case of apartment or mixed development, distinguish between the internal areas, such as stairwells, where private management arrangements may be needed, and the roads leading to an apartment building where normal taking in charge standards could apply.

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