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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (11 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I refer to the reply to Question No. 45 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Coast Guard Issues (13 Jun 2019)

Damien English: The provision of a fire service in its functional area and the assessment of fire cover needs having regard to the nature of the fire hazards and the probable incidence and extent of fires in its area is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. The priority of fire services in responding to incidents of wildland fires is the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (13 Jun 2019)

Damien English: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board, and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its application and scope.   The full conditions for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (13 Jun 2019)

Damien English: There have been a range of measures progressed in relation to fire safety in buildings, over recent years, both on foot of some of the events the Deputy refers to and indeed other international events. In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June 2017, and in recognition of fears expressed for fire safety, my Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management was...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Damien English: There should be no delay with those houses-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I will address the second question first. If there is a house in Cork city that has already been refurbished and is lying idle, that should not be the case. It is nothing the Department would be part of. If the house is already fixed then it is not waiting for money. If the Deputy wants to give me the address of the house I am very happy to check that out. That is not something we would...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 674 and 675 together. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 Jun 2019)

Damien English: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (18 Jun 2019)

Damien English: My Department has contacted the applicants for the foreshore licence concerned to confirm that no work is taking place on the foreshore prior to a licence issuing. The applicants have advised that they are installing a manhole on a public road outside of the foreshore in Portrane. This work is being carried out under a Road Opening Licence permission from Fingal County Council (Ref 2019DF0515).

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: When the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, was launching a report last week, he said it was worthwhile to read through it and examine its recommendations. He gave a commitment to do so. He has said here on many occasions in the past year, including in debates with Deputy Catherine Martin, that the Government is happy to try to work with management companies to find solutions, certainly in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I will get the Deputy a full update on the ongoing discussions with European counterparts on this. Again, they have set out a proposal over the next couple of years where we will spend the guts of €2 billion on upgrading the infrastructure in affected areas with detailed capital projects on the way in 36 or 38 problem areas. What is happening in Dublin is a precautionary measure. We...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: Supply is part of the issue in this regard. As the third year of Rebuilding Ireland draws to a close, supply is certainly on the up. We should see more than 22,000 houses come into the system this year. Many of these will be in County Louth because many houses are being delivered in the greater Dublin region. That will help. We are also intervening to make houses more affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 732 and 755 together. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 733 and 748 together. The making of a Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy (RSES) is a function of the relevant Regional Assembly, in this case the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA), under Section 21 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). At the meeting of EMRA on 3 May 2019, the Members of the Assembly agreed to make the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 734 to 736, inclusive, and 749 to 751, inclusive, together. Masterplans are not statutory plans in their own right. Accordingly, such plans, and the information sought in relation to the Castlelands Masterplan in particular, are a matter for the local planning authority and, as Minister, I have no direct function in the adjudication of the masterplan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 740 to 742, inclusive, together. In June 2018, at the Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway, I clarified the interaction between applications for licences to harvest wild seaweed and existing seaweed harvesting rights, which had been the issue which caused my Department to place the existing applications on hold. Since that time, my Department has been engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (25 Jun 2019)

Damien English: Currently, there is no statutory register of builders in Ireland. The Government has committed to placing the Construction Industry Register Ireland, or CIRI, on a statutory footing. CIRI was established on a voluntary basis in 2014 by the Construction Industry Federation and over 850 building and contracting entities are currently included on the register. The Government approved the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Jun 2019)

Damien English: The Deputy contacted me yesterday, but I did not have the chance to get back to him. There was a debate on this issue last week during which it was confirmed that the funding was available and that it was only a matter of organising the details. As the Taoiseach announced it a couple of months ago, we want to put the task force together. The names of several people have been suggested and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Jun 2019)

Damien English: Do not do that to me.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Jun 2019)

Damien English: I thank the Deputies for raising this as it gives me the opportunity to discuss the matter and set out some clarifications on it. The issue has been raised at Leaders' Questions this week so I am conscious there is information out there but I am happy to put more information on the record and tease out some of the issues around it. On Tuesday, 24 June, Dublin City Council and Dún...