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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Staffing levels across the Department, including the Killarney National Park, are kept under regular review in line with emerging business needs and Government policy on public sector pay and staffing, as advised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I am pleased to note that in recent years there has been significant recruitment in the National Park and Wildlife Service...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in the social housing statistics published by my Department. This data is available to the end of Quarter 2 2021 and is on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/. Data for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: It is a matter for each individual local authority to decide on the utilisation of its assets, including its land bank. A local authority may propose to dispose of land no longer required by it for its statutory functions. This is a reserved function of the elected members. Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides inter alia thata prior notice of any proposed land disposal be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by local authorities, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 (as amended). The 2009 Act defines a household as a person living...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 detailed administration of the scheme is the responsibility of local authorities and any queries should be directed to the relevant local authority in the first instance. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (30 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority (PRA) that the number of first registrations effected by Form 3 applications in the period from 2012 and to date in 2021 is 81,200. A disaggregation of this number by county is as set out in tabular form below. County Number Carlow 111 Cavan 1,083 Clare ...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Rubbish.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy is always positive. She should carry on.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy said lobbyists have the run of the place. They certainly do not. Go on out of that.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy voted against-----

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Fuair mé an litir freisin.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta tar éis na díospóireachta.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá an litir sin faighte agam freisin agus tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuig an Teachta agus do Theachtaí Dála eile sa Dáilcheantar.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be back.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy voted against the LDA.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy should stop.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: We can answer. The Deputy knows they are coming in on the 10th.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: On the development plan, it is important to say that that is in it.