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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 15, lines 19 to 36, to delete all words from and including "and—" in line 19 down to and including "variation—" in line 36 and substitute the following: "and a resolution to make any such further modification (other than a further modification recommended or accepted by the Manager) shall require approval by two-thirds of the members of the authority...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: On the basis of the commitment given by the Minister of State I will not press this amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment. Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party strongly supports this worthy amendment, especially at a time when there is a growing level of obesity, particularly among young people and adults. We urge the Minister of State to accept the amendment in the Seanad and not to defer it until the legislation comes to the Dáil.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 29: In page 33, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: 29.-The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 151- "151A.-Where, following complaint by a person relating to a breach of this Act, a planning authority fails or refuses to take measures under this Act by way of planning enforcement, the person may appeal such...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: A problem arises with the possibility of an enforcement officer being able to have the fall back position of resorting to the phrase "a trivial or a minor matter". This is one person in the planning system who can decide this is a trivial or minor matter. Nothing the Minister of State said gives me any comfort in terms of putting in place an appeals mechanism. We need an appeals mechanism...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: It becomes a problem only if the local authority does not do its job.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 30: In page 34, to delete lines 29 to 48 and in page 35, to delete lines 1 to 11.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: The amendment is welcome. The only fear I have — I have such fears regarding a range of legislative provisions — is that the default position of the authority will involve it deeming the display of licences inappropriate.

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I do not remember it, but it related to seeking the opinion of the Oireachtas joint committee. Is there any obligation on the authority to take its opinion on board in any way or is it open to it just to seek the opinion of the committee and then completely ignore it?

Seanad: Public Transport Regulation Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (26 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I welcome the passing of this much-needed legislation. On Second Stage and Committee Stage we talked about the problems caused by having two pieces of separate legislation governing public transport and private transport. I refer in particular to the 41X issue in my constituency. I hope that is now behind us. I called for a level playing field. I hope that is what emerges and that there...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 29, before section 29, to insert the following new section: 29.—The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 151— "151A.—A planning authority shall put in place procedures to ensure that a consistent approach to planning enforcement is taken throughout the functional area of the authority.".". This amendment will...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I appreciate the Minister of State's comments on taking further advice and his sympathy for my case. He mentioned trivial and minor matters. Therein lies the problem. In many cases, an enforcement officer with an excessive workload defines something as a trivial or minor matter in his or her report to the complainant, but no further explanation is given. This does not help the person...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: That is right.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Brendan Ryan: I will not press the amendment, but I intend to deal with the matters I have raised on Report Stage. I also reserve the right to table a more specific amendment on an appeals mechanism.