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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Annual Report and Accounts of An Bord Pleanála for 2015 (27 Oct 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: That is okay, but if Dr. Kelly can comment, it would be very useful. With regard to planning fees, currently €20 goes to the local councils. What will be An Bord Pleanála's fee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Annual Report and Accounts of An Bord Pleanála for 2015 (27 Oct 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: What does An Bord Pleanála see as its role, if any, in the appointment of the planning regulator? Have the witnesses had any discussions with the Minister or has any information about this come to them?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 3, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“(5) The Roads Acts of 1993 and the Roads Act of 2007 may be cited together as the Roads Acts 1993 to 2007.”. I thank the Minister for coming to the House. We are discussing the Heritage Bill, yet I understand a primary concern for most people is the issue of road safety. I am tabling this...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: What the Minister is saying is an absolute disgrace in terms of sustainability and biodiversity. I am also from a rural area outside of Dublin. The Minister is missing the point on this because hedgerows are part of our culture and part of a tradition going back to the late 1600s in Ireland. The Minister is proposing to do a pilot study in months that have never been part of the provision,...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: The first thing I wanted to do was look at the report as a result of that to get information but there is no report. I have heard from NGOs that the Minister has not been available over the last two years to discuss this issue with them. She has made herself available to other agencies but not to people who are also stakeholders. These people represent more than 25,000 people who have...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (9 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is regressive. It is bad for the environment, farmers, the landscape and the people of Ireland and I ask all Senators not to let it go forward until we get more convincing information. I want Senators, having listened to the Minister, to be convinced that what the Minister is proposing is worth supporting. The Bill is not worth supporting and I ask Senators to take their time on it and...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (10 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the increase in funding for tourism. It is good that all of my colleagues here in the Seanad today are welcoming this Bill. The Minister of State says tourism is a growing sector and a key contributor to the overall economy, both of which it is. It creates jobs and generates earnings in communities throughout Ireland, particularly in rural areas. I am from the south-east region,...

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I wish to share time with Senator Dolan.

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister to the House. He has a wide-ranging portfolio. The area of greatest interest to me will always be road safety. As the Minister indicated, his Department covers road transport and safety. With that in mind, last week we had a debate on Committee Stage of the Heritage Bill. The first amendment that was discussed concerned road safety and the management of our...

Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: On a point of clarification, the Minister stated "I welcomed the decision taken by the DAA to proceed with the development of a second runway at Dublin Airport." Does that mean there will not be a third runway?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is great to see the Minister in the House again. Unlike my colleague, Senator Coffey, I believe we need to build units urgently in the right way and not at any cost. I welcome the Bill but we need to be careful to make the planning system work better. Making it work efficiently and effectively is a priority. We have a huge backlog of permitted housing units that have not been brought...

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for returning to the House. As the debate was adjourned, it enabled us to get some more information to bring to her attention. She spoke about the public consultation. No report came from the consultation process. I did some research into local authority submissions to the public consultation on the issue and found that of the 19 participating councils only four...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I was disgusted and furious yesterday at 5.30 p.m. to receive a notice from the office of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, saying Seanad Éireann declines to give the Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill a Second Reading. I am disgusted because it is undemocratic. Several weeks ago, I brought the Bill to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: It is totally outrageous and unfair. I do not understand why he wants to do it. Yesterday, Fianna Fáil announced it would bring forward a Bill. Maybe he was afraid Fianna Fáil would steal his thunder.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: There is something with the Bill. It is poor management, untimely and unacceptable. I move for a suspension of the sitting under Standing Order 25 to allow for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, to attend the House to explain why the Government has moved an amendment to block the Second Reading of the Micro-plastic and Micro-bead...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: To allow for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney, to attend the House to explain to me why the Government has moved an amendment to block the Second Reading of the Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: Yes. I am asking the Minister to come to the House to explain.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am asking him to come to the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Grace O'Sullivan: I am asking the Minister to come separately this afternoon and for an amendment to the Order of Business.