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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I support these amendments. These phone boxes are being turned into what are primarily advertising structures, though maybe with some phone function there. It is hard to know in this day and age how that phone function is being used by anyone. One certainly never sees them in use given the proliferation of mobile phones and other forms of communication. It seems to be a form of bogus...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: It was for the replacement of existing bus stops.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I think it was that the replacement of existing bus stops should be exempted developments.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Yes, the relocation of existing bus stops.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: On these amendments, is the provision to be granted a licence by default because the time has expired in existing legislation? Does it reflect existing provisions or it is a new provision? Will the Minister of State answer that question now as subsequent questions depend on his answer?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: That is provided for in the existing legislation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Does the Minister of State have any statistics on the number of licences granted by default? Does he have any indication of the types of licences granted by default? Is there any pattern as regards the local authorities that-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: Information on how often these provisions are being used and the types and sizes of applications involved would be relevant to our consideration. Is there a pattern of certain local authorities granting by default more often than others? If so, does that point to a resource issue in some local authorities or to a lack of priority being given to this issue in some local authorities? I am...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I intend to spend about 20 minutes on this, in terms of questions and answers back and forth.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the method the Revenue Commissioners use for calculating yearly interest rates on local property tax; the reason behind fluctuating rates; if the Revenue Commissioners are required to inform homeowners of increasing or decreasing interest rates each year; the way for homeowners to challenge increased interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update for people in receipt of the special leave with pay scheme who are not able to return to work; if the scheme will be replaced with an alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9327/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (27 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 669. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work of the stakeholder group working on the control of dogs; when the group will next meet; whether additional recommendations have been put forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9325/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has plans to introduce an apprenticeship for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8459/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I had one final question on that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: In the context of amendment No. 605, I am interested in balanced regional development and making sure we get the right housing types in the right locations. Could this impact national objectives in that area? To give an example, I refer to a situation where the housing growth targets are aligned with areas where we want to see development taking place and where we want to see housing being...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister continually used the term "sole reason", but the amendment does not say that. The wording the Minister is proposing is not that clear or confined. The amendment does not reflect what he said. Should is not be tightened up?