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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I will address amendments Nos. 74 and 80. Amendment No. 74 in the names of Deputies Cowen and Casey proposes that the planning authority be required to ensure that any interventions by elected members in respect of specific planning applications are noted on the relevant planning file and are made available for public inspection on the planning authority's website. In this regard and in the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I did say earlier that I would be willing to talk this through and discuss it with the Deputy. I know what he is trying to do and I accept the principle and the link is there. In my view and that of the Department, it is very clearly dealt with in other legislation and there is a public record of donations. I see what the Deputy is saying. He wants to strengthen the link, make it very...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 75:In page 47, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:"(2) Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (3) by substituting "the applicant, and" for "the applicant." in paragraph (b) and by inserting the following after paragraph (b):"(c) where an application for permission relates to a residential development comprising 10 or more houses—(i)...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 75, 81 and 97.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: Amendments Nos. 75 and 81, and later on, amendment No. 97, which we will address again, should be viewed together as an anti-land hoarding package, although part of the text of amendment No. 97 is no longer needed after the enactment last July of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2017. As signalled on Committee Stage of this Bill, I gave a commitment to bring forward provisions...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: The main point was at the end. My comments might have been a bit long-winded. It is to do with the track record of the builder or the owner of the land in question and local knowledge as well. The planning authority will have the scope to take on board information it believes is relevant. We are not detailing exactly what that will be. Naturally, in making planning decisions, it is hoped...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 77:In page 47, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(3) Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for subsection (5):“(5) The conditions under subsection (1) may provide that points of detail relating to a grant of permission be agreed between the planning authority and the person carrying out the development...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: As in all planning cases, it is a matter for the local authority. The board would not make the decision on that. That detail is dealt with by the local authority and would be in those cases as well, as suggested.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move Amendment No. 79:In page 48, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 35 (refusal of planning permission for past failures to comply) of Principal Act 12. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (7) by inserting the following after paragraph (b):“(ba) a registered society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 81:In page 48, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:“Power to vary appropriate period, etc. 13. (1) The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for section 41:“Power to vary appropriate period 41. (1) Without prejudice to the powers conferred on them by this Part to grant a permission to develop land for a limited period only, in...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 83:In page 49, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:"Amendment of section 176A (application for screening for environmental impact assessment) of Principal Act 16. Section 176A of the Principal Act is amended in subsection (7)(a) by deleting "together with any fee received from the applicant,"."

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 84:In page 49, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 176C (review of screening determination for environmental impact assessment and referral of application for screening for environmental impact assessment) of Principal Act 17. Section 176C of the Principal Act is amended—(a) by inserting the following subsection after...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 87:In page 49, to delete lines 27 and 28 and substitute the following:“(a) in subsection (1)—(i) by substituting "Subject to subsection (7), where a development" for "Where a development", and (ii) by substituting "not later than 6 months after being so requested" for “as soon as may be",". These amendments amend section 18 as it stands following...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 88:In page 49, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(c) in subsection (2)(b) to insert ", or a condition attached to a permission under section 9(4) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016" after "section 34(4)(g)",".

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 89:In page 49, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following:"(d) in subsection (2A)(b) to insert ", or a condition attached to a permission under section 9(4) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016" after “section 34(4)(g)",".

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 90:In page 50, line 2, to delete “authority.”.” and substitute the following:"authority.",(e) by inserting the following after subsection (6):“(7) This section applies to that part of a development for which permission is granted under section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 that relates to the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 93:In page 52, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Construction of Fifth Schedule (conditions which may be imposed, on the granting of permission to develop land, without compensation) to Principal Act 25. (1) The Act of 2016 is amended by inserting the following section after section 25:“Construction of Fifth Schedule (conditions which may be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: The taking-in-charge of housing estates is a matter for the relevant local authority under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). In an attempt to enhance learning and systems development and to accelerate the taking-in-charge process, my Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016. The Initiative was set up on a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: Information on Exchequer funding provided by my Department to each local authority, including Galway and Mayo, for the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, is available on my Department’s website for the years 2009 to 2016 at the following link: .  Information in respect of 2017 delivery will be added when it is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (30 Jan 2018)

Damien English: The Expert Panel on concrete blocks was established by my Department in 2016, to investigate problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in Counties Donegal and Mayo. The panel had the following terms of reference: (i) To identify, insofar as it is possible, the numbers of private dwellings which appear to be affected by defects in the blockwork in the Counties...