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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (22 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (21 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will come back to this issue on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment 31: In page 27, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Amendment of Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 36. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 29A: “Cesser of membership of Seanad in certain circumstances 29B.Where a member of Seanad Éireann...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment 32: In page 27, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Amendment of Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 37. The Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 80A: “Cesser of membership of Seanad in certain circumstances 80B.Where a member of Seanad Éireann elected...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 33: In page 27, to delete lines 22 and 23 and substitute the following: “(b) in section 11, by the substitution, in subsection (2), of “European, local or Limerick mayoral election or a referendum or plebiscite” for “European or local election or a referendum”,”. These amendments seek to amend sections 36 and 41 of the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 34: In page 27, to delete lines 31 and 32 and substitute the following: “(d) in section 14— (i) by the substitution, in paragraph (c) of subsection (2), of “European, local or Limerick mayoral election, or a referendum or plebiscite” for “European or local election, or a referendum”, and (ii) by the substitution, in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 35: In page 27, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: “(e) in section 15C— (i) by the substitution of “election, referendum or plebiscite” for “election or a referendum”, (ii) by the substitution of “election, referendum or plebiscite,” for “election or referendum,” in each place...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 36: In page 28, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following: “(ii) in subsection (6), of “European, local or Limerick mayoral election or a referendum or plebiscite,” for “European or local election, or a referendum,” and of “that election, referendum or plebiscite,” for “that election or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 37: In page 28, to delete lines 6 to 8 and substitute the following: “(f) in section 17A, by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4): “(ii) shall, if an order appointing polling day is made in the case of a Dáil, presidential, European, local or Limerick mayoral election, or a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 38: In page 28, to delete lines 10 and 11 and substitute the following: “(i) the substitution, in subsection (1), of “, local elections, Limerick mayoral elections and plebiscites” for “and local elections”, and”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 39: In page 28, line 15, to delete “Limerick mayoral election” and substitute “Limerick mayoral election or a plebiscite”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 40: In page 28, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(h) in section 42, by— (i) the substitution, in paragraph (c) of subsection (1), of “Comptroller and Auditor General, or” for “Comptroller and Auditor General,”, and (ii) the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c): “(d) is...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 41: In page 28, to delete lines 23 to 25 and substitute the following: “(ii) in subsection (3), by the substitution, in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d), of “elections or a referendum or plebiscite” for “elections or a referendum” and “Local Elections Acts 1963 to 1992, the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Act...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 42: In page 28, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following: “(i) in Rule 1, by— (I) the substitution of “election, referendum or plebiscite” for “election or referendum” in each place it occurs, and (II) by the substitution, in paragraph (3), of “election, a referendum or a plebiscite” for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 43: In page 29, line 10, to delete “that Act” and substitute “of that Act”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Nov 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 44: In page 29, to delete line 20.