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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: We can do that. In terms of the ones who go through that early process and are given advice to make changes, all that information is on record and can be seen, and the inspector will comment on that as well. It is all clear-cut. I understand the Deputy's point. It is to be able to track the process to see if it is working with regard to timelines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: I agree with the Senator. It is very important that we are involved in this process. While we do not interfere with the decisions of An Bord Pleanála-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2017 Order: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: -----we have to make sure it has the staff and the resources to do the work faster, and that process is clearly set out.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: My Department has no role or function in the operation of any scheme of assistance for businesses affected by flooding and did not provide any compensation to businesses affected by flooding of 28 June 2012 in Cork County. Following on from severe flooding events in 2015/16, the Government established a humanitarian scheme that would support small businesses, community, voluntary and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: My Department is currently in contact with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in an effort to provide a viable final resolution to the complex issues relating to this matter, and will continue to work to conclude the matter as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: The development in question was the subject of a 10 year lease granted to a third party in 1993 and which is expired since 31 October 2003.  My Department will undertake a full inspection and report on the development in the coming weeks, following which contact will be made with the individual concerned with respect to his request to occupy and operate the originally...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 and 633 together. In general, building defects are matters for resolution between the contracting parties involved, the homeowner, the builder, the developer and/or their respective insurers, structural guarantee or warranty scheme. It is important to note that while my Department has overall responsibility for establishing and maintaining an effective...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: Matters relating to fire safety and fire safety compliance are dealt with by my Department by way of legislation, Regulations and Guidance Documents. In relation to the Building Regulations, work has been on-going in my Department to review Part B/Technical Guidance Document (TGD) B – Fire (2006). A new Part B/TGD B Volume 2 (2017) came into force on 1 July 2017, in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: In general, building defects are matters for resolution between the contracting parties involved, the homeowner, the builder, the developer and/or their respective insurers, structural guarantee or warranty scheme. It is important to note that while my Department has overall responsibility for establishing and maintaining an effective regulatory framework for building standards and building...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Damien English: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Service Act, 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central training...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (21 Mar 2018)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 328 and 339 together. The Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997 to 2017 (which are made under the Building Control Act 1990, as amended) set out the minimum legal requirements applicable to the construction of all new buildings, extensions to existing buildings, as well as material alterations and certain material changes of use to existing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (21 Mar 2018)

Damien English: 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 of reference: (i) To identify, insofar as it is possible, the numbers of private dwellings which appear to be affected by defects in the blockwork in the Counties...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (21 Mar 2018)

Damien English: Considerable work has been undertaken to advance the drafting of the Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill, including through engagement with the Marine Coordination Group and a number of workshops and bilateral meetings with relevant policy Departments and the Office of the Attorney General throughout 2017 and early 2018. Final legal advice from the Office of the Attorney...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Licences (20 Mar 2018)

Damien English: It is not clear from the question how it is intended to dispose of the materials referred to. If the intention is to dump the materials at sea, then a dumping at sea permit is required. The Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009 amended the Dumping at Sea Acts 1996 to 2006 so that certain functions relating to dumping at sea transferred from the Minister for Agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (20 Mar 2018)

Damien English: Fire Services are provided by local authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. In 2014, all local authorities undertook an appraisal of their current fire services arising from the publication of the “Keeping Communities Safe” policy document in 2013. This appraisal involved the local authorities undertaking an Area Risk Categorisation process...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (20 Mar 2018)

Damien English: The 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 is a scheme of “last resort” and is limited in its application and scope. The full conditions for eligibility under the scheme are set out in the scheme which is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (20 Mar 2018)

Damien English: My Department published the 2017 Annual Progress Report on Unfinished Housing Developments earlier this month. The report is available at the following link: . As outlined in that Report, the number of unfinished housing developments has reduced by 91% from just under 3,000 developments in 2010 to 256 developments in 2017. In addition, the Report shows...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (20 Mar 2018)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1060 and 1067 together. 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 of reference: (i) To identify, insofar as it is possible, the numbers of private dwellings which appear to...