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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Gearagh, as the Deputy mentioned, is a privately owned site and has not been considered for national park status. My Department does not own or manage any part of this special area of conservation, SAC, which is owned largely by the ESB. A management plan scoping exercise was undertaken by ESB International on behalf of the ESB in 2016 and 2017. The National Parks and Wildlife Service,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy has made constructive comments. As he is aware, the NPWS is engaging with the ESB on the monitoring of the site. There have been positive findings in scientific surveys. I undertake to ask the NPWS to engage with the ESB in order to address the particular issues the Deputy has raised, which are very reasonable requests, on the basis that the electricity output from this site is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: By way of a structured approach, as I have said, the NPWS is engaging with the ESB and there were positive findings from the scientific surveys. To move the matter forward, we have asked the NPWS to continue to engage with the ESB. Maybe we could set up a meeting between the Deputy and the assistant secretary in the Department with responsibility for heritage to see what can be done in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 and 29 together. I thank Deputies Canney and Christopher O'Sullivan for bringing up this important matter. Updated rural planning guidelines are being prepared to expand on the high-level spatial planning policy of the national planning framework, NPF, in particular national policy objective, NPO, 19. The objective makes a clear distinction between rural...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I appreciate the sentiments of Deputies Canney and O'Sullivan, on which I will make several points. It is a firm priority for the Government that people can continue to live in rural areas where they were reared. Deputy Canney asked that people be allowed to build and live in rural areas. We want this. Croí Cónaithe is a nationwide scheme. We want people to restore old houses...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: To respond to Deputy Canney, we want to address the inconsistencies, apart from the underlying principle that we want people to continue to be able to live in rural areas. The guidelines will be key to this. In the planning legislation we are bringing forward we are looking at ministerial statements. There is an inconsistency in the way local authorities interpret. We want to make...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We have been busy.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Part V mechanism is intended to achieve integrated development and reduce housing segregation by facilitating a mix of a tenure types - social, affordable and cost rental housing. The Ministerial Guidelines on Part V issued to local authorities under section 28 of the 2000 Act, emphasise the need for consultation with developers regarding the delivery of appropriately located properties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Supporting home ownership is a key objective of Housing for All, under which the Local Authority Home Loan was established and which launched on 4 January 2022 with annual funding of €250 million. This is a Government backed mortgage for those who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. The Loan can provide up to 90% of the value of a property...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Government policy in relation to housing for older people, as set out in Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland, is to support people to live with dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, to allow them to ‘age in place’ close to their families, friends and in their community. Pathway 2 of Housing for All commits to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: In accordance with Section 10(2) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities are required to include objectives in their development plans for the provision of infrastructure including water supplies and waste water services. In practice such objectives are informed by consultation with Uisce Éireann as part of the development plan preparation process. Uisce...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (6 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Cathaoirleach and members for affording me the opportunity to present to the committee these three sets of proposed draft planning regulations. The three sets of draft regulations consist of Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023; Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023; and Planning and Development (Amendment)...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not have specific figures with me today but I will provide them-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is okay. We do not have specific details but the Department is aware that some local authorities are taking action in this regard. It is something we can follow up with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy is probably aware councils are independent in their duties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The officials are aware of the cases in Fingal, Kildare and south Dublin and they have followed up. There are two different issues here. On the issue today, as the Deputy is probably aware, there is a Cabinet sub-committee and a humanitarian response. That is a whole-of-government approach. They have come back and made this request. The five years is important in getting people to come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The €2,500 is the same fee for pre-consultation for large-scale residential developments, LSRD. That is the basis of the fee. If someone has an opinion and go forward for full application, it depends on the circumstances. If there is not an environmental impact assessment, EIA, involved, it is double; if there is, it is treble the fee. It is a maximum of €100,000 or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I can confirm-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Fees for Certain Applications) Regulations 2023: Discussion
Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. XX) Regulations 2023: Discussion (11 Jul 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Sorry, please finish.