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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (5 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: While I fully appreciate and acknowledge the extremely difficult and distressing situations that householders have to deal with when faced with the consequences of poor workmanship or the use of defective materials, in general, building defects are matters for resolution between contracting parties, i. e. the homeowner, the builder, the supplier and/or their respective insurers. In the event...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (5 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The lease application for the development of a wind farm on the Codling Bank, off the Wicklow coast, was considered and granted in accordance with the regulatory and legislative framework applicable at the time. The decision taken in 2005 by the then Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to grant a foreshore lease for the Codling wind farm was open to review by the High...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (5 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The then Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources did not engage any external consultants to review any aspect of the foreshore lease application for the development of a wind farm on the Codling Bank, off the Wicklow coast, which is the subject of a 2005 lease between the then Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and Codling Wind Park Ltd. The lease...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Fundamentally, the main cause of rising rents is a lack of supply in the market. The implementation of the range of actions under the Government’s Construction 2020 Strategy will support increased housing supply. New house completions in 2014 amounted to 11,016 units nationally, up 33% on the 2013 figure. In the third quarter of 2014, planning permissions were granted for 2,144...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Disability Services Provision (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department’s Sectoral Plan, as provided for in section 31 of the Disability Act 2005, was developed in consultation with groups representing people with disabilities to assist the Department and local authorities in supporting an inclusive society with accessible buildings, facilities, services and information. In accordance with my Department’s Sectoral Plan, all local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: An incremental purchase scheme for certain newly-built and newly acquired local authority houses came into operation in 2010 under Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. The scheme is open to households transferring from other forms of social housing support, who must purchase the dwelling on allocation, and to households on local authority waiting lists, who have 5 years...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: As was recently acknowledged by my Department in Circular Letter PL 5/14 to planning authorities regarding the taking in charge of housing estates, there is an issue in relation to some stand-alone developer-provided water services infrastructure in certain estates, which in many cases may require upgrading and remediation and which must be addressed before the taking in charge process can be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Planning permission is required for development - that is, the carrying out of works - or for a change in the use of land or structures, unless the development is specifically exempted from the requirement to obtain planning permission. A change in the status of a residential property from being owner-occupied to being occupied by tenants – without any change in the structure of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply given in the Topical Issues Debate on this matter on 25 February 2015 which sets out the up-to-date position.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In January 2013, my Department issued statutory guidelines to planning authorities in relation to development contributions. These guidelines emphasise the importance of promoting development through the application, where feasible, of reduced development contributions to facilitate development and promote economic activity and job creation in local areas. With regard to small-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My role, as Minister, is to provide the necessary statutory and policy framework within which individual development contribution schemes are adopted by each planning authority. The adoption of individual development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the locally elected members of each planning authority. While planning authorities, and An Bord Pleanála, are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (11 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Marine Licence Vetting Committee (MLVC) is a multi-disciplinary standing committee which has provided scientific, technical and engineering advice on applications for foreshore consent for the past three decades. The MLVC is chaired by the Marine Institute and draws together officials with scientific, technical and engineering expertise from a range of Government Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Impact Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The offshore grid elements of the Codling I project including cable routes and an offshore sub-station were considered as part of the environmental impact assessment carried out by the Marine Licence Vetting Committee prior to the determination of the foreshore lease application. The Lease prohibits any work from commencing in the leasehold area until such time as the necessary authorisation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: An Bord Pleanála is required by section 34(10) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, to state the main reasons and considerations on which its decisions on planning appeals are based, including reasons for the imposition of any conditions. An Bord Pleanála is required to also indicate the main reasons for not accepting any recommendation to grant/refuse permission...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) published two major reports on the private rented sector in 2014, entitled Future of the Private Rented Sector and Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector. Both reports are available on the PRTB website at and . The rent stability report includes an examination of rent regulation regimes in other countries and puts forward a series of policy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Pond is not defined in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Class 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 (Exempted development – General) of the Regulations includes an exemption from the requirement to obtain planning permission for the construction of any path, drain or pond or the carrying out of any landscaping works within the curtilage of a house. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Provision of housing within Dublin’s docklands is a key part of its continuing development with the population of the area expected to increase by almost 6,000 in the coming years. Specific objectives have been included under Chapter 4 of the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme to ensure that future housing provision meets the needs of the area,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Inspections (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. These Regulations were updated by the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2009. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply given in the Topical Issues Debate on this matter on 25 February 2015 which sets out the up-to-date position.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The first three phases of the remediation works for Priory Hall are ongoing and planning of the subsequent phases is advancing. I understand from Dublin City Council that marketing agents have been appointed to advise on a marketing strategy for the overall complex.