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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think Mr. Ryan wants to come in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am much more satisfied with that explanation. That makes much more sense to me. The big question is that it is proposed to allow SHD applications in certain circumstances, according to head 13, which relates to the transitional arrangements, up to 25 February if they are in the pre-planning SHD process. Surely the logical thing would have been to stick with the original sunset clause...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Was that legal advice with respect to SHD applications that were in train at the time of that eight-week pause or does it apply to all applications that may or may not come in after that eight-week pause? I understand that anything that was affected by that pause clearly should have got eight weeks extra - no problem - but that was a year ago, and it will be a year and a half ago, almost,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is the matter under question here, surely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: What Mr. Hogan is saying is that the legal advice was related to SHD applications that were in train at the time of the pause, not future applications as yet unapplied for. It is an important difference, surely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Chairman for his patience. I have three outstanding questions from the original list of ten and I will rattle through them quickly. In subsection 14 of head 6, where a person should not question the validity of any action taken or opinion from a planning authority, what does “not to question” mean in plain English? Obviously there is a very specific intent in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Apologies for interrupting. Mr. Hogan used the word "reserve". Will he indicate from what is this reserved? Is it from a legal challenge?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is just an explanation I am looking for rather than a justification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Why is there 12 months between pre-application and application?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is not the usual running order but I am happy to go first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is fine. I thank everybody for their presentations. In particular, the broad approach Mr. Mandal outlined from the Dublin Democratic Planning Alliance is one I have advocated for a long time. If we are able to incorporate the concerns and recommendations of the IPI and CCMA into the legislation, we will end up with a better system than that which existed pre-SHDs. Many of us asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: Absolutely and I may take less time. I want to come back to Mr. Benson of the CIF. Nowhere in his detailed submission did he mention the specific issue I raised on the particularly low level of commencements of SHDs. He spoke about an overall increase of commencement of all residential stock. This is surprising because the submission rightly spends considerable time on the impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure that social housing funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004 can access energy efficient retrofitting schemes in the future. [41608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if one to one music classes are identified as a personal service; and if she will provide clarity on the return of one to one music classes under the current public health guidelines. [42203/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when indoor sports training is likely to recommence; and when guidelines will be issued. [41974/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the geo-mapping work of vacant homes currently underway in local authorities; if his Department is collating this information centrally; and if not, if he will consider doing so. [41964/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 13 July 2021, in relation to HAP eligibility and maintenance payments the reason policy does not provide for the deduction of regular outgoings such as maintenance; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some cases maintenance payments are being assessed as income...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a person (details supplied) will receive a payment under the turf cutting compensation scheme for 2021. [42240/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to long waiting periods experienced by persons needing to obtain a public services card; and the steps her Department is taking to ensure the card can be obtained as soon as possible for the purpose of accessing important public services. [42887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Sep 2021)

Eoin Ó Broin: 1517. To ask the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to those under the age of eight years. [43175/21]