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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Dec 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. Dublin City Council subsequently made some alterations to the cycleway aspects of their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (16 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended, regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. 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 facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. The Act applies to every...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (17 Dec 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: Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established in September 2004 under the Residential Tenancies Act. The PRTB’s funding is derived primarily from a proportion of the fee income accruing from tenancy registrations, as set down by Ministerial Order. The Board is currently entitled to retain 80% of the registration fee income to fund its activities, with 20% going to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In so far as my Department is concerned, the contracting authority for any work of this nature would typically be a local authority, in this case Dublin City Council (DCC). The specific information sought is, therefore, not available within my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) is an independent statutory body established on 1 September 2004 under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act regulates the landlord/tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and the PRTB is charged with the administration of the Act including, inter alia, the resolution of disputes. Details of the PRTB’s income...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The primary functions of the Board are to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector. Section 159 of the Act provides for a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC)...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Government amendments Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, were passed by the Dáil yesterday. They relate to sections 2 and 3 of the Bill and have been grouped together for discussion. These are primarily minor or technical in nature and I will address them in turn. Section 2 of the Bill inserts a new provision in section 28 of the principal Act to indicate that guidelines issued by the Minister...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The second group of amendments comprises amendments Nos. 7 and 21. Amendment No. 7, which is of a technical nature, amends section 168 of the Principal Act, which relates to the preparation of a draft planning scheme for strategic development zones, SDZs. Amendment No. 21 is also a technical amendment to two sections in Part XAB of the Principal Act relating to appropriate assessment,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: These amendments, which are primarily technical, relate to sections 4 and 5 of the Bill. They do not change the intention of the provisions but rather provide for either technical or minor amendments or amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency. Sections 4 and 5 provide, respectively, for the process to be followed for the modification of a SDZ planning scheme while it is going...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I recognise the mandate of local councillors and their importance, given their power in drafting and adopting county, local area, conservation and other plans. Ministerial directions are rare, and the rarer, the better. We are adopting national planning frameworks and have regional plans under which we are trying to direct investment and public policy decision-making towards appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 applies to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a limited number of exceptions. The dwellings to which the Act does not apply are set out in section 3(2) of the Act, and include for example: - a dwelling that is used wholly or partly for the purpose of carrying on a business; - a dwelling within which the landlord also...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Architectural Qualifications (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: The statutory arrangements for the registration of architects are set out under Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007. Section 22 of the Act makes specific provision for the registration based on technical assessment of persons who had been independently performing duties commensurate with those of an architect for a period of 10 or more years in the State prior to the commencement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: The issue referred to in this question relates to a submission to Dublin City Council on its draft development plan, proposing that the plan should support the provision of an additional floor of accommodation in existing dwellings, for stated reasons. This submission is a matter for the Council to consider, taking account of local and particular circumstances relating to matters such as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: In December Minister Kelly and I published a roadmap document entitled Towards a National Planning Framework - A Roadmap for the delivery of the National Planning Framework 2016.This followed Government approval (2014) to 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: My Department has been engaging with the Chief State Solicitor’s Office since 2014 as to how best to deal with the foreshore issues arising at the area in question. During this time, some of the many complex legal and property issues that have arisen in this particular case have been researched and clarified. However, final legal advices are still awaited. Upon receipt of final...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: The Framework for Co-operation: Spatial Strategies of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Irelandwas jointly published by the Department for Regional Development (Northern Ireland) and my Department in June 2013 and is available to download at the following link: . Implementation of the Framework is an ongoing matter for both Departments with regard to matters such as data collection and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: Where a planning authority is making a new Development Plan or varying a Development Plan, my Department considers the plan in light of government guidance and policy, including compliance with flood risk assessment guidelines issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. I understand that An Bórd Pleanála approved the project referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: Arrangements are being advanced within my Department with regard to identifying a suitable chairperson for the expert group and I intend to make an announcement in this matter shortly. Following the announcement of a chairperson, I will be seeking nominations from a number of professional bodies for suitable persons to participate on the expert group .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Paudie Coffey: I am informed by Kildare County Council that the arbitration process in respect of the stalled development at Naas Town Centre has not yet concluded. As indicated in the reply to the Topical Interest Debate of 11 November 2015, the management of the development in question is primarily a matter for Kildare County Council in the first instance, and it would be inappropriate for me to...