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Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 8:In page 6, line 29, to delete “paragraph (a) or (b)” and substitute “paragraph (a), (b) or (c)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 9:In page 6, to delete lines 30 to 35 and substitute the following:“each of which may include other uses on the land, the zoning of which facilitates such use, but only if—(i) the cumulative gross floor area of the houses or student accommodation units, or both, as the case may be, comprises not less than 85 per cent, or such other percentage as may be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Can we take a vote at that stage? Is it being pushed to a vote?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I want to try to reassure members. I spend quite a lot of time travelling to different parts of the country to speak to councils on this issue and many others. To be clear, we are not bypassing local authorities . The process will be that a developer who wants to develop more than 100 houses, or more than 200 student accommodation units, will have an informal consultation with local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: There is a site notice and there is no ambiguity about that aspect.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is by way of regulations. We gave a clear commitment on the issue during the discussions. I ask the Deputy to be accurate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I suggest we forget the politics of this matter for a moment. I would be genuinely concerned if people thought that we were trying to put in place a fast-track system that did not deliver robust decisions or facilitate the public in terms of offering their opinions, objections or whatever. The vast majority of proposals on this scale go to An Bord Pleanála. The board nearly always...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Not that many of them came through An Bord Pleanála, but I suspect that some of them have done so. From my experience, with some exceptions, the public has a lot of faith in An Bord Pleanála to make fair, balanced and responsible decisions. The legislation refers to a small segment of developments. In County Galway there has been one application for a housing estate in the past...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Deputy Catherine Murphy had a question on the penalty. We felt that, if we were going to provide for them, there had to be a consequence if the statutory periods were not delivered upon. The truth is that my Department will probably be funding the fine, but the fact that it is being paid at all is what will ensure compliance. Having spoken at length with An Bord Pleanála, I am...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 85:In page 26, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Construction of section 144 (fees payable to Board) of Act of 2000 during specified period 18. Subsection (1A) of section 144 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period—(a) as if in paragraph (b) “or for any strategic housing development (within the meaning of section 3...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Did the Deputy pick up those things as well?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy has more staff.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 88:In page 27, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Construction of section 172 (requirement for environmental impact statement) of Act of 2000 during specified period 19. Subsection (1A) of section 172 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in paragraph (a) there were inserted the following after subparagraph...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 89:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of section 177R (interpretation) of Act of 2000 during specified period 20. Subsection (1) of section 177R of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in paragraph (a) of the definition of “proposed development” there were inserted the following after...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 90:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of section 191 (right to compensation) of Act of 2000 during specified period 20. Section 190 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if in subsection (1) “or an application for permission under section 4 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 91:In page 27, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Construction of the Fourth Schedule (reasons for the refusal of permission which exclude compensation) to Act of 2000 during specified period 20. The Fourth Schedule to the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period as if the following were inserted after paragraph 18:“18A. In the case...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 92:In page 27, line 24, to delete “a class specified” and substitute “a class standing specified”. Amendments Nos. 92 and 93 are technical in nature. They are required to make it clear that the requirement to carry out a screening EIA for a proposed development in respect of prescribed classes of development will apply to whatever class of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Is the Deputy concerned about the potential input by the public, groups or NGOs during a screening process or when the determination is made as to whether a screening is needed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Is it during the screening process when deciding whether an EIA is necessary?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that this provision deals primarily with flood relief infrastructure. We are providing that when a reasonable judgment is made that there is not a need for a lengthy delay to facilitate an environmental impact assessment the process can be moved on quickly. There have been extraordinary delays in some cases linked to survey work, assessments and so on. If the...