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Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this important matter in the Dáil, and I thank both Deputies for raising it. I am happy to make a statement to the Dáil. I agree that we need to look at how the credit union movement can be facilitated in providing financial investment into social housing. I particularly acknowledge the willingness and eagerness of credit unions to do so. As...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Deputies need not be so cynical. I assure the Deputies that the Government is treating this as a matter of major priority in terms of finding all the resources and finance we can make available to invest in social housing. We have put on the public record our strong commitment. We have underpinned it by budgetary commitments and the rolling out of an ambitious social housing strategy. In...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: However, it is something we are willing to engage with to try to progress as soon as possible. I welcome that the Irish League of Credit Unions recently made a substantial proposal to my Department. We will work with the league to try to advance this as soon as possible. For the sake of the taxpayer, however, any proposals must be correctly analysed, stress tested and proofed to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (21 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Directive 2014/52/EU of 16 April 2014 amends Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. The deadline for Member States to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU into national legislation is 16 May 2017. It is my intention to transpose the necessary legislative amendments required by the amending Directive in advance of the set...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant (21 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Employers or persons with a disability who have been offered employment or are in employment may be able to obtain a grant towards the cost of adapting premises or equipment under the Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. I have no function in relation to this scheme.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am glad to take this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly. I thank Deputy Hannigan and the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs for their report, Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad. It is good to have an opportunity to discuss the issues raised in the report and update Deputies on related developments...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I listened with interest to the debate and what was said by the various contributors. I thank the Deputies for their contributions. It is clear that voting rights are dear to the hearts of many Irish citizens resident outside the State. We all acknowledge that, as does the Government. In terms of some of the main considerations that arise for analysis, it is important that we weigh up the...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In conclusion, I acknowledge the work of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs, led by the Chairman, Deputy Hannigan, and thank all of the committee members for their invaluable work. We look forward to continued engagement on this important issue.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on Voting Rights of Irish Citizens Abroad: Motion (23 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: No. My statement is on the record.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (3 Nov 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. Under the Act, enforcement of PRTB determination orders is a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signed the statutory instruments required to enable the new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines to come into operation on 1 January 2016. The new year commencement will allow time for housing authorities to familiarise themselves with the new scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The taking in charge of residential estates by planning authorities is provided for under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and applies to developments which include the construction of 2 or more houses and the provision of new roads, open spaces car parks, sewers, watermains or service connections relating to such development. Under section 3 of the Act , a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Under planning legislation, the decision as to whether to grant a planning application, with or without conditions, is a matter for the relevant planning authority or An Bord Pleanála on appeal in the first instance. In making decisions on planning applications, planning authorities must consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, having regard to the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Data (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The latest figures available from the Pyrite Resolution Board indicate that approximately 897 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme , of which 664 have been approved for inclusion in the scheme as follows: - -239 are at remedial works planning stage, -46 are at tender / tender analysis, -171 are at tender decision, -106 are under remediation, and -102 are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department currently has an application for a foreshore lease from Schull Community Harbour Development Company Ltd. for the upgrading of an existing pier, reclamation and construction of a marina, together with the installation of pontoons at Schull Harbour, Co. Cork. The current position is that my Department is awaiting responses from the applicant to issues raised as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1050 and 1065 together. A number of companies currently provide structural warranties or latent defects insurance cover in respect of new residential buildings. Such insurance providers are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland .My Department has no function in relation to this aspect of the matter .For consumers such products have the advantage of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The taking in charge of residential estates by local authorities is provided for under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Section 180(1) provides, in relation to estates which have been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the planning permission, that the planning authority must, if requested to do so by the developer or by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Risk Assessments (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I understand that this project comprising a cycleway proposal as well as flood alleviation works to address higher tides and sea levels was originally approved by An Bord Pleanála in 2011 under section 226 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, relating to foreshore developments. The environmental impacts of the project were assessed as part of this process. Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: A sum of €19 million was announced under Budget 2016 to fund the operation of the pyrite remediation scheme in 2016. This represents a substantial increase over the allocation of €10 million provided in 2015 and is a clear signal of the importance attached by Government to addressing the issue of pyrite remediation and will facilitate an acceleration in activity under the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Social housing is procured in accordance with the relevant EU and domestic legislative and policy requirements as determined by the National Public Procurement Policy Guidance and Capital Works Management Framework published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Value for money is a critical and inherent objective of the procurement process. In general terms the cost of...