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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and my position on it has not changed. We can open it all up again-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I am meeting representatives of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority at 4 o'clock. That is why I have to go then. In fairness, I do not want to be rude to Deputy O'Callaghan either.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I have said what I need to say.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 821: In page 337, lines 37 and 38, to delete “(either individually or in combination with any project or other plan)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 858: In page 353, line 21, after “concerned” to insert “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 859: In page 353, lines 21 and 22, to delete “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 860: In page 353, line 28, after “development’s” to insert “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 862: In page 353, line 37, after “development’s” to insert “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 864: In page 356, line 9, after “development” to insert “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 865: In page 356, lines 10 and 11, to delete “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 866: In page 356, line 14, after “development” to insert “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 869: In page 357, lines 4 and 5, to delete “(either individually or in combination with any plan or other project)”.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 160 of the Planning and Development Act (the Act) provides that a planning authority or any other person can apply to the High Court for an injunction in relation to an unauthorised development. This provision of the Act also sets out what the Court can specify in its orders and other detailed procedural matters. No further legislative provisions are required to transpose the EIA...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Following the Government’s recent approval of an increase in the mandatory retirement age for certain members of the uniformed services, I committed to examining a similar extension to the mandatory retirement age for all fire fighters with a view to providing consistency across the uniformed services. On 12 April, I was pleased to announce that I have now secured approval for this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is currently, as a matter of priority, preparing legislation to put in place on a statutory basis, a remediation scheme for owners of certain apartments affected by fire safety, water ingress and structural defects. This legislation will establish supports for the remediation of these defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time, as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process. Therefore, ongoing data in relation to vacant local authority owned homes are not routinely collated by my Department. However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government and my Department continue to support local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies in the delivery of new public housing, with strong recent delivery and ambitious national and local targets set for local authorities to deliver further social and affordable housing. To support this delivery, Budget 2024 saw record levels of housing funding, with over €5bn capital...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. The information requested is not held by my Department as timelines on decision making is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. There are now more people working at the Board than at any time previously. Since October 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: On 7 December 2022 the Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill (STTL Bill) and the priority drafting of the Bill which provides for the establishment of a new registration system for short-term lettings to be operated by Fáilte Ireland in line with the commitment under Housing for All - A New Housing Plan for...