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Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Damien English: -----and the Minister, Deputy Bruton, must be done in order to determine whether amending the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2016 is the best approach to take to regulating student-specific accommodation provided under licence. We are focused on this. It may well be that bespoke legislation, subject to further legal advice, might better achieve the intended purposes of the Bill without...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Damien English: On behalf of the Government I thank Deputies Ó Broin and Funchion for tabling the Private Members' Bill to propose extending the protections of the Residential Tenancies Act which currently applies to dwellings under certain tenancies, to also apply to dwellings provided under licence agreement for student accommodation. It is helpful to have this worthwhile discussion tonight....

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents, Rights and Protection) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 May 2018)

Damien English: I am happy to tease that through with the Deputy but the most important element is that different aspects of licensing versus tenancy have different rights. I have a copy of the UCD licence and I am happy to give it to the Deputy. There are very specific details contained in it about what a licensee is entitled to and the service he or she will get and can expect. It is very different to a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (29 May 2018)

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 provisions of the Act apply only to dwellings affected by significant damage attributable to pyritic heave consequent on the presence of reactive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (29 May 2018)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 634 together. Project Ireland 2040 signals a significant policy shift towards securing more compact and sustainable urban and rural development, which requires significantly more effective land management in key development areas. Against that background, it is proposed to establish a National Regeneration and Development Agency to assist in...

Topical Issue Debates: Local Authority Funding (24 May 2018)

Damien English: As Deputy Thomas Byrne said, the solution is the review that is under way. It is holding its first meeting today, and I will return to that in a moment. We are all concerned with the whole of County Meath. Deputy Byrne has mentioned some towns and I will go through the rest - places like Navan, Trim, Enfield, Oldcastle or Athboy - and match them all up so that they all get the proper...

Topical Issue Debates: Local Authority Funding (24 May 2018)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Byrne for raising this issue, which is close to my heart also. This situation has obtained for a long number of years and I am glad to have the chance to discuss solutions in the House. The Deputy is absolutely right about the base level of funding per head of population and that Meath is not getting its fair share. As I said when I was in opposition over many years, this is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (24 May 2018)

Damien English: As the Deputy is aware, approved housing bodies (AHBs) have a critically important role to play in achieving the targets set out in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan For Housing and Homelessness. Currently, housing bodies are granted approved status by me as Minister, under Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 for the purpose of being able to receive funding from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (24 May 2018)

Damien English: On the basis of the latest information available to my Department from local authorities across the country, there are 193 statutory city and county development plans, local area plans and strategic development zone planning schemes currently in place under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).  The following table, compiled on the basis of information provided by...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Damien English: It is nearly 7,000 people.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Damien English: I thank the House for an opportunity to address this issue. I acknowledge the work that Senator O'Sullivan is doing in this area and the expertise she brings to it. Generally we agree on most things and we certainly agree on where we want to end up. That is the reason I am disappointed with some aspects of the motion and, in particular, to the approach that has been taken online. The...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Damien English: We will. It is coming in the summer or into the autumn.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Damien English: That is coming before the summer.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Damien English: It used to be cash but now it has all changed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (23 May 2018)

Damien English: I have received the correspondence referred to by the Deputy, and  a  reply to the correspondence has been issued from my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (22 May 2018)

Damien English: To further assist in addressing the legacy of unfinished housing developments, my Department announced in 2013 a special provision in the form of a targeted €10m Unfinished Housing Development Special Resolution Fund (SRF). Local authorities were invited to make applications for funding support to enable collaborative solutions to be found for unresolved residential...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 May 2018)

Damien English: In line with my role as a statutory consultee, my Department made submissions to Wicklow County Council on the Draft Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018-2024 and the Material Alterations to the Draft Bray Municipal District Local Area Plan 2018-2024 on 15 September 2017 and 9 March 2018, respectively. These submissions are available to view on Wicklow County Council's website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commemorative Medals (22 May 2018)

Damien English: The provision of fire services in local authority areas is a statutory function of the individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy and through a range of service development programmes. The issuing of 1916 – 2016 Commemorative medals was a commitment in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (22 May 2018)

Damien English: I can confirm that I have received the correspondence referred to in the Question and a reply has issued from my Department. As you are aware, 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 May 2018)

Damien English: I thank Deputy Neville for the information he has provided on the importance of Askeaton and other areas in County Limerick. It is important when Irish Water is rolling out its investments, it does so in collaboration with local Oireachtas Members and councillors. It has to take cognisance of the national planning framework, the national development plan, the forthcoming regional and...