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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I move amendment No. 31: In page 42, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: "(b) in subsection (8)— (i) by the substitution of the following for paragraphs (b) and (c):".

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I move amendment No. 32: In page 42, line 46, to delete "authority."," and substitute the following: "authority,", and (ii) by the substitution of the following for paragraph (f): "(f) (i) Where a planning authority has failed to make a decision in relation to an application within the period specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) as appropriate (referred to in this paragraph as the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I empathise with the Deputy on the concerns regarding the time limits today. We have had many hours of robust debate on Committee Stage, which was very useful. I rebut the assertion that this legislation diminishes local democracy; I believe it reinforces it. It puts people ahead of developers in the making of the development plan.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: It brings a balance back into the system where for far too long the loudest voices won the argument when it came to making development plans at local level.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill [Seanad] 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: This will reinforce local communities, lead to better decisions and lead to a sense of good value for the taxpayer as much as anything else. To that extent I recommend the Bill to the House.

Civil Partnership Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (1 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I support the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, in this regard. I want to take this opportunity to welcome the final stages of the passage of this legislation, which represents an important milestone on the road towards full equality. I may differ from the Minister when it comes to the final destination on that road. My view and that of my party is that there should be no distinction between...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I refer to the reply to Question No. 498 of 29 June 2010. In relation to the specific national secondary roads mentioned, it is a matter for the relevant planning authority to assess individual planning applications, having regard to the overall proper planning and sustainable development of the area, specific provisions of the development plan, any submissions or observations received,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Under sections 34(4)(g) and 180(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, a planning authority may attach conditions to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of a proposed development and, if a development is not subsequently completed satisfactorily, apply such a security for the satisfactory completion of that development. The...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (7 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: My Department has been in correspondence with Dublin City Council as regards the procedure used to decide not to add the Chapel at St. James's Hospital to its Record of Protected Structures. The Council's response is under consideration by my Department.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The European Commission has issued a reasoned opinion against Ireland alleging that Ireland's transposition of the SEA Directive through the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations, 2004 and the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations, 2004, is deficient in certain respects. While Ireland has always...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: As part of its comprehensive response to the issue of unfinished or unoccupied estates, my Department is currently undertaking, with the co-operation of local authorities and other key stakeholders, a national inventory on a county by county basis to quantify, classify and map the various types of unfinished or unoccupied estates so as to facilitate a better understanding of the scale and...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: According to the most recently available data which were published in the 2008 Annual Planning Statistics, 4,246 enforcement notices were issued by planning authorities in 2008 under section 154 and section 155 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. 1,028 prosecutions were initiated on foot of these enforcement notices.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Retail strategies are prepared by all planning authorities as part of their development plans. Given the considerable changes in economic and social development since the current Retail Planning Guidelines were published in 2001 and updated in 2005, particularly in relation to population and settlement patterns, it is important that the forward planning context for future retail development...

Written Answers — Vehicle Emissions: Vehicle Emissions (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Government's Smarter Travel policy set out the steps to create a more sustainable transport system which will reduce pollution levels. These include improving transport integration and connectivity; shifting considerable numbers to more sustainable travel modes such as public transport, cycling and walking; reducing congestion; adoption of alternative and cleaner technologies both for...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I refer to the reply to Question No. 234 of 24 June 2010.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: Section 39 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that a condition may be attached to a grant of planning permission for a house, specifying that the house must be occupied by persons of a particular class or description, with provision to that effect to be incorporated in an agreement under section 47 of the Act. My Department's 2005 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I am pleased to return to this House with the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill, as amended by the Dáil. The Dáil amendments have been grouped into thematic areas and I propose to outline each group of amendments to the House. There are a significant number of amendments to the Bill. Some of them are substantial amendments but a number are technical amendments. I reassure...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: True.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: I propose to respond to each of the Senators in turn. Senator Coffey was concerned about the way the Bill had been handled. The discussions between the Attorney General and the European Commission continued until late May. The officials in the Department and the Bills Office worked long hours and pushed themselves hard to ensure the Bill would be ready. In an ideal world I would have had...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

Ciarán Cuffe: This second group of amendments deals with the forward planning aspects of the Bill. Amendment No. 5 amends section 10 of the Bill by inserting subsection(1)(d) to provide for the inclusion of a separate statement in the development plan, which shows that its development objectives are consistent, as far as practicable, with the conservation and protection of the environment. Amendment No. 6...