Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The review is due and the Minister for Finance has, I am sure, been asked about it on numerous occasions. I refer to the taking in charge of residential developments, the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2019, and the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011. Normal housing estates fall under the provisions of the Planning and Development Acts while multi-unit developments are covered by the Multi-Unit Development Act. The taking in charge of estates is provided for in section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and there are a number of stipulations on roads and so on. The procedures for taking in charge are to begin promptly on foot of a request by the majority of residents in a development or by the developer, as appropriate. Protocols, including timeframes, must be put in place by the planning authorities in response to requests for taking in charge.

While a number of issues were raised by Members, the basic charge that people are paying on the double is not borne out. People in multi-unit developments pay for the exclusive use of their properties whereas LPT relates to the use of facilities by the public, including the occupiers of multi-unit developments.

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