Results 921-940 of 2,064 for speaker:Pat Casey
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: On global revaluations, the Valuation Office is carrying out the valuation of Irish Water and there have been some indications of how the valuation will be broken down for each local authority. I have heard that population size might be used in calculating the figure. I have also heard indications that, by coincidence, the valuation may end up being the same as the current total valuation...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: At this stage, I am slightly confused. The purpose of this is to allow the planning regulator to make a report.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: I do not know whether or not I am okay with it. If everything was in sync and there was not the timing issue - picking the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly strategy as it is the one that has been adopted - and if everything was correct, what would have happened that at this stage? Would it have gone to the planning regulator who would have made a report to the Minister? Would Mr....
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Basically, all we are doing is adding an extra two weeks to allow the regulator to overview the regional strategy that it conforms to all national strategies.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Realistically, that is all this legislation does.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: If the regulator has an issue with the plan, what happens then?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: The Minister is basically acting on the planning regulator's advice to give direction to the regional assembly. It is similar to a county development plan-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: -----where there is a ministerial direction and it goes through a process. It is the same process taking place.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Of the €46 million generated by Irish Water, two counties receive zero compensation. Some counties will lose out significantly on this apportionment if it is done on a population basis because until now, the valuations have been done on the basis of the assets in each county. What will happen if there is a gap between the revenues in the counties? Before the Minister comes in, I...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Before Ms O'Donoghue goes into that matter, will the committee have an involvement in that Irish Water process or will it be down to the commission and the Minister to decide at the end of the day how it should be apportioned? Will we have sight of it?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Probably not, but-----
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: I will not get into the nitty-gritty of it, but will the delegate send me a practical example? For the purposes of this discussion, we will allow it to go through, but I would like to examine it by the time the Bill reaches Report Stage next week. With regard to appeals, there would be leakage in the determination of an ARV. Why is it a factor in this instance? I ask the question not...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Is it normally only applied after the results of appeals are known?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: I will tell the ratepayers in County Wicklow who have appealed not to get their hopes up that it will be done by the end of the year. It was indicated that it would be done by September.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: I have one more question and I will leave my questions for today if the officials are willing to forward me the information I have requested.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: The potential for buoyancy in global revaluation of both the ESB and Eir network has been mentioned. Is there a chance that the Minister or the commission could use the buoyancy in local authorities to balance the potential deficit of Irish Water?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Is there potential for the Minister to leverage a revaluation of both the ESB and Eir to balance out a potential shortfall in Irish Water's funding of local authorities?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: The officials have not said "Yes" or "No".
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: Is that one of them potentially? Potentially. It would be helpful if the witnesses could forward the full calculation to us.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Rates) Bill 2018: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (26 Jun 2019)
Pat Casey: The information will help us to get our heads around A to K before 3 July.