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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We welcome the engagement. The committee has raised a very important point. We will go back and discuss it and revert to the committee on the outstanding issue. We very much take it on board. That is why we welcome these engagements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does that relate to radar?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Chair could hold on a moment. I want to be careful. We would like the radar regulation to be referred by the committee now to the Houses of the Oireachtas but on the second regulation we have agreed to take under advisement the points raised by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan into consideration and to revert back to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We will come back with a revised proposal to the committee on the gas regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We want to decouple the two today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is correct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are a number of other exemptions, so we will obviously revert to the committee. The radar regulation has been referred but we will come back with a revised proposal on the second one.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Munster will be aware that there was a recent allocation of Government funding for housing adaptation grants. I take the Deputy's point about waiting lists. A review was carried out by the Department on the housing adaptation grant scheme and I am giving that serious consideration at the moment. The Government and the local authorities are very conscious of this issue. All I can...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would hate the impression to go out that the tenant in situscheme is not working, because it is. It has proven to be a very successful scheme to date. We have well over 1,100 applications in process. We have put a target of 1,500 and we want that exceeded. I am not privy to the particulars of the cases the Deputy brought up, but I might discuss them with him to see what we can do. The...

Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023: Motion (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 31st March, 2023.

Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations 2023: Motion (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 3rd May, 2023.

Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2023: Motion (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Street Furniture Fees) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 4th May, 2023.

Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. X) Regulations 2023: Motion (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. X) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 4th May, 2023.

Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. Y) Regulations 2023: Motion (16 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. Y) Regulations 2023, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 12th May, 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the reply to Questions No. 341 and 342 of 9 May 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (17 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this very important matter of the protection of our European sites and the nature directives. Obviously, his issue is specifically around Killarney National Park and the Burren National Park, which have enjoyed the full protection afforded to special areas of conservation for several decades. From the date of public notification, sites proposed for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (17 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this matter. While not commenting in any way on the European case, it relates to what was in place in 2019. The Government and the Department have made seismic advances in terms of registering statutory instruments. We are now down to just 40 and we expect to have them dealt with shortly. I agree that the protection of Ireland's natural habitat is of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Senator Davitt for raising the matter of the security of councillors once again. I acknowledge the work he has done in this area on behalf of all our colleagues and councillors the length and breadth of Ireland. I have huge respect for the work they do. I started as a councillor and my colleagues were very supportive in allowing me to continue my political career by electing me to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Once again I thank Senator Davitt for raising this very important matter. Improved home security measures can help somewhat to reassure councillors and provide peace of mind for them and their families. However, there are wider questions of civility in public life and respect for elected office, which must be tackled at a societal level.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We are here to represent the public. It is very much an interactive model. We have a particular system in Ireland where we are very close to the public and we must maintain that. It brings an added dimension to our political life that is not available in some other countries. For that to happen, we must have respect on both sides. That is the case for the majority of the public. I would...