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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (26 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics of any individual case. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 provides that a third party...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department’s Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Spatial Planning and National Roads(2012) are aimed at ensuring that roads planning and policy, and development planning and management processes, are appropriately and effectively aligned; and encouraging a collaborative approach and early engagement between planning authorities and the National Roads Authority (NRA) so that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (26 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Government recently approved the commencement of the preparation of a new National Planning Framework to act as a new long-term national planning and regional development framework as a successor to the 2002 National Spatial Strategywhich was Ireland’s first national strategic spatial planning framework. I intend that the new National Planning Framework will be developed to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rights of Way Provision (27 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I understand from Kerry County Council that 4 rights of way in this area were proposed for inclusion in their Development Plan pursuant to section 14 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. However in relation to one of these, the landowner has appealed the matter to the Circuit Court, as permitted by section 14. This is a matter for Kerry County Council, and the Courts, and I have no role...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (28 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disabilityreflects the need for an integrated, flexible and responsive approach and this is being pursued across a number of measures, including building regulations which deal with physical disability. From a planning perspective, Section 94 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, specifically requires planning authorities as part...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (28 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The finalisation of any outstanding planning related matters affecting the development concerned are a matter for Kildare County Council and I have no function in such matters.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (28 May 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants in this sector. As the PRTB replaces the Courts for the vast majority of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 and 1032 together. Prior to the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 9 of 2014) coming into effect on 1 March 2014, the then Minister signalled the intention to review their effectiveness following their first twelve months of operation. This review is now underway. Concerns highlighted in relation to the cost impact on one-off housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Any application for planning permission for the type of development mentioned will be considered by the relevant planning authority, Limerick County Council, under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and associated Regulations, which include a requirement for public consultation, and for consultation with prescribed bodies. These bodies include the Health Service Executive and the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1035, 1048 and 1049 together. As I have indicated in previous replies on this matter, under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned. This restriction...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1038 and 1066 together. The 1995 Tenant Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses and the 2011 Fixed-Term Tenant Purchase Scheme for long-standing tenants closed in June 2014 and June 2013, respectively. There are incremental purchase schemes currently in operation for the sale of newly-built local authority houses and existing local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Building Regulations 1997 set out the legal requirements for the construction of new buildings (including houses), extensions to existing buildings as well as for material alterations and certain material changes of use to existing buildings and are divided in 12 parts (classified as Parts A to M). Technical Guidance Documents (TGDs) are published to accompany each of the parts and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In general, building defects are matters for resolution between the relevant contracting parties, i.e. the homeowner, the builder, the materials supplier and/or their respective insurers and I firmly believe that the parties responsible for poor workmanship and/or the supply of defective materials should face up to their responsibilities and take appropriate actions to provide remedies for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Banking Sector Regulation (9 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants relating to, inter alia, security of tenure and the termination of tenancies. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Government’s Construction 2020 strategy sets out a comprehensive package of measures to restore the construction sector to a sustainable position within our economy and sets out a number of actions to increase the supply of good quality houses to meet a growing demand. My Department is the lead Department for a range of the Construction 2020 actions in the areas of housing and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I acknowledge the Deputy's views. New housing completions in 2014 amounted to 11,016 units nationally, an increase of 33% on the 2013 figure, with a further 2,639 units completed in quarter one of this year, an increase of 26% on the previous year. The projections for increased housing output are positive. In respect of planning permissions in the pipeline, planning permissions were...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Building Regulations (11 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Deputy will agree that dramatic decrease in one-off house construction was due to a number of reasons, primary among them the economic consequences of the crash and access to credit for young people who wanted to build homes on their own land. It is not entirely due to the cost of regulations but the Minister and I have undertaken to review the regulations after one year. I met all the...

Other Questions: Unfinished Housing Developments (11 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Deputy for tabling the question. I know the Roscommon men are resilient - they had a good win in the hurling last week, so the Deputy's injury will not stop him. Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides that for estates, which have been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the planning permission, the...

Other Questions: Unfinished Housing Developments (11 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I again confirm that we will revise the planning legislation in the autumn and plan to strengthen and streamline the taking-in-charge protocols and processes to assist local authorities to deal with the many legacy issues the Deputy has outlined. Strong progress has been made with estates that local authorities have registered as unfinished. More than 3,000 such unfinished estates were...