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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: Did the Deputy read the plan?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: Has the Deputy tried dragging him? He is a big lad to try to drag.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: Grand, he can speak twice now.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: Yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: Under the law.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: That is the law.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Damien English: And then it reverts back.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: That is where the demand is, according to the figures

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: That is what we are changing.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: We will sort it out.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: The Minister has given the guidelines to the Fianna Fáil spokesperson in this area.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: The Deputy has been talking about sites in Kells.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: No.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: It is less than four with the option of one, if they wish it.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Damien English: There are 12,500.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (17 Jan 2017)

Damien English: The statutory requirements in relation to Fire Safety Certificates are set out in the Building Control Act 1990, as amended by Part 2 of the Building Control Act 2007, and in regulations made thereunder. A Fire Safety Certificate is generally required before construction work is commenced in the case of a new apartment block, a new building other than a dwelling or an existing building other...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Damien English: The (June 2012) recommended a categorisation system as a means of prioritising pyrite remediation works in recognition of the expensive and intrusive nature of pyrite remediation and the unpredictability of pyritic heave. The independent Pyrite Panel was clear in its view that only dwellings with significant damage due to pyritic heave (i.e. red category) should be remediated and that it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Damien English: The cost review that the Deputy refers to is currently being undertaken by the Housing Agency and it is envisaged that it will be completed in the first half of 2017. In parallel, a working group, chaired by my Department, has been established to undertake a detailed analysis of construction costs, in order to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland with a view to identifying...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Damien English: The development of national standards is the responsibility of the National Standards Authority of Ireland; I have no function in relation to such matters. In late 2015, the National Standards Authority of Ireland commenced a review of I.S. 398-1:2013 - Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material – Part 1: Testing and Categorisationin the light of practical experience since the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2017)

Damien English: 3 o’clock I thank Deputies for the contributions they have made since the debate on this Bill commenced on 28 September last. Their comments clearly indicate the importance of the Bill and the measures proposed therein. Many interesting and varying contributions were made over the course of the debate and while I may not agree with all of them, I fully accept that they were made...