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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Legislation (16 May 2017)

Damien English: Under the provisions of section 25 of the Control of Dogs Act 1986, the District Court may act on a complaint by any person where a nuisance has been created by excessive barking by a dog. A copy of the form used for complaints to the Courts regarding barking is available from local authorities. The Court may make an order, requiring the occupier of the premises in which the dog is kept to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (16 May 2017)

Damien English: I can confirm to the Deputy, that a final reply to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy, has now issued from my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Planning (16 May 2017)

Damien English: The role of responding to incidents of fire is assigned to fire authorities in the Fire Services Act, 1981 to 2003. Under Section 10 of that Act, fire authorities are required to make provision for the prompt and efficient extinguishing of fires in buildings and other places of all kinds in its functional area and for the protection and rescue of persons and property from injury by...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Order for Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: Before beginning, I seek the agreement of the House for amendment No. 97 to be taken out of group 10 and put into group 11.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: I think I had better. Seeing as the big boss is not here as the little fellow I will respond, if that is all right.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: Do not worry, I know what was meant.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: Or I might shrink. It is very clear the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is committed to the Bill and has been for a long time. There has been much debate in the House at various Stages and there was a lengthy discussion on it on Committee Stage. There has been lots of feedback and sharing of data and information with our officials and a lot of toing and froing. Nobody can complain they have not...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: -----but he is not. Trying to say he is not here so he will not be associated with it is a bit silly because he is very much associated with it and very much on the record and very public about all issues when it comes to planning and housing. Sometimes it would be better if he was not, but he very clearly is, so do not try to say he is dodging any issues. That would be the wrong approach...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: I apologise. I usually speak too fast so I have tried to slow down for once.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: I thought I might get away with that. The purpose of the provision is aimed at incentivising developers who obtain planning permission for strategic housing developments through the new bespoke streamlined procedures to commence work on the developments concerned sooner rather than later and well before the permission expires rather than sit and hoard their sites. Therefore, we must also...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: It will be done by August but no other member state has it.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: It will be done by August.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: It will be by way of EU regulations by the August deadline.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: The Deputy covered a lot, though.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: We do enshrine directives. That is the point I am trying to make.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: To be clear on the Aarhus Convention, I have listened to the points being made for a long number of years. We are compliant with it. Our job is to respond to the directives and implement them. That is what we do. As a planning authority, the Department reckons we do not need this amendment. We are implementing the directives; that is our job. The Deputy will keep arguing that we are not...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: No, it is not.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: I will address amendments Nos. 2, 3, 21, 33 to 43, inclusive, 49 to 55, inclusive, 57 to 59, inclusive, 66 to 68, inclusive, and 98, as tabled by Deputies Wallace and Clare Daly. I do not propose to accept these amendments because I do not think it is appropriate to remove functions from the Minister or to transfer certain functions from the Minister to the OPR. The planning regulator will...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Damien English: That is democracy. The Deputy might not like it, but that is what happens. It happens all over Europe and people accept it. As a country, we need to have evidence-based debates. Ministers still have to do their jobs. I would prefer not to shy away from that. The amendments before the House are recommending the removal of ministerial decision-making powers. That is wrong, and that is...