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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Regarding the transitional arrangements for those who were stuck in stage one, because there now appears to be flexibility which did not exist then, applicants are obviously going to the Housing Agency. What is the expectation and timeline for decisions on those applications based on discussions with the agency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Martina Hegarty, who gave testimony, lives in a terrace of three. Her end house and the other end house are both in the scheme but the middle house is not eligible for the scheme because the house is not affected by pyrite. That is obviously a very precarious position because there will be two new houses, given the end houses are going to be demolished and rebuilt, that are going to rest on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: That means that on the testing question, the Department has not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Mr. Ó Coigligh is saying it does not have to be refused. There is a flexible approach from the local authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Do the local authorities take the same view on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: What about the other three?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be good if Mr. Ó Coigligh wrote to the committee on that point. It is quite important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I know it is in the guidance but it is not in the statutory instrument.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: What about SR 325?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Block Scheme Regulations and Review of IS 465: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: The Pyrite Resolution Board had a good practice. I do not know if it happened biannually or quarterly but there was a standard reporting mechanism, which was useful. I am very keen for us to have the six-month report in the first instance but replicating the Pyrite Resolution Board's approach in respect of this scheme would be exceptionally useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will keep to my time. I thank the witnesses for coming and taking the time to make the written submissions, especially in such a short period. I appreciate that the existing by-laws are old and must be changed and updated. I understand from talking to some people that many aspects of the by-laws are less controversial than others. I will make a few comments about the public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not dispute any of that. I thank Mr. Rowe. In that context, I presume that taking a few more months to get it right and to reach the maximum degree of consensus would not cause a great deal of difficulty as regards the issues Waterways Ireland is trying to address.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: Exactly. I presume that is a "Yes".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: We spent a lot of time recently on the legislation relating to marine protected areas, the Maritime Area Planning Act. How the consultation is done is also important. While simply opening a deadline, inviting people to make submissions and holding some public hearings might seem to the organisation running it to be open consultation, organisations often tell us - not only in relation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: However, Mr. Rowe is indicating that Waterways Ireland would be open to doing more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Rowe. I have 30 seconds left. Assuming that Waterways Ireland is open to extending and deepening the public consultation, the objective would be to publish a revised draft set of by-laws. Would it be willing to come back to the committee to give us some time to further scrutinise those? Many of us are only coming to this at the last minute. Both the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: It would be good if the Chair put this on the agenda for our private meeting on Tuesday because we may want to write to the Minister to express some views.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

Eoin Ó Broin: If it is in order, I believe we all have read the statement. Given that we have less time - to be fair, it is not the Minister's fault - we should take the statement as read. I also suggest we give each member five minutes rather than seven, which means everybody should get in.