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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: In many cases, the local area development plans and county development plans are agreed by the local members in accordance with national policy. To say the planners themselves make the determination on an individual basis, based on policy-----

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: What we are doing is ensuring we have a Bill that is fit for purpose in the here and now. The existing legislation is 24 years old. By enhancing the policy, the national planning statements and the national planning framework, we are coherently recalibrating and rebalancing what we need to do in our planning system, which is really important. Everyone should have a right to live and work...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: It is the planners who are actually trained and qualified to ensure they implement policy. I have never seen a politician, be it a councillor or Deputy, make an assessment of a planning application. They are not technically qualified to do so. Today we are addressing the issues within the Bill, not the issues in Kerry County Council. The national planning statements replace section 28 and...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I did not blame anyone.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I move amendment No. 201: In page 69, line 12, to delete "revoke or amend" and substitute "amend or revoke".

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: Let me start by just outlining again the key aim of the Bill, which is to introduce more consistency, clarity and certainty to the planning system. That is core to what we are actually doing here and what we have done over the past six months. The Bill is looking to the future; it is certainly not dealing with the past. Within that, it is really important that we have consistency across...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I will conclude. We find this section to be sufficient as currently drafted and cannot accept the amendments.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 55.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25115/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 63.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 2 February 2024 when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25179/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 359.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25198/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, which are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People Grant, which are 80% funded by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 422 and 425 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: Under Housing for All, there is a policy objective to increase and improve housing options for older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence. Housing for All builds on and takes forward the ongoing actions in 'Housing Options for Our Ageing Population' policy statement from 2019, published jointly by my Department and the Department of Health, which provides policy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Traveller accommodation expert review report, which is intended to improve the effectiveness of the arrangements for providing accommodation for members of the Traveller community, has 32 recommendations across four categories. These are aimed at addressing research deficiencies, including how information is gathered and used; removing any potential delay and obstacle in the planning...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Traveller Accommodation (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I disagree with Deputy Gould's statement on how the Department is dealing with the Traveller community. I am pleased to report full expenditure of over €36 million in total by local authorities relating to Traveller-specific accommodation was achieved in 2023. I recently had the opportunity to meet with the Irish Traveller Movement, with Bernard Joyce and his colleagues. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputy for his question and his support for the ongoing efforts to tackle vacancy and dereliction in his constituency. On his question on vacant homes officers, all 31 local authorities now have a full-time vacancy officer in place, fulfilling one of the Housing for All commitments. Each local authority receives an annual fund of up to €60,000 to support the work of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Deputies. On Deputy Stanton's question on Youghal, my Department and the local authority are engaging to take action. We hope to have something back to the local authority in that regard. On the derelict sites register, local authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operations in their functional areas. As of December...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (30 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 , 70 , 82 , 89 and 190 together. I thank the Deputy. Tackling vacancy is a key priority for this Government and pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make effective use of our existing housing stock. The Vacant Homes Action Plan 2023-2026, which was published in January 2023, builds on pathway 4 of Housing for All....