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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Jun 2017)

Damien English: Fire Services are a local government service and responsibility for statutory fire prevention and building control functions rests with the relevant local authority. In the case of the development in question, the appropriate fire authority is Dublin City Council and direct contact can be made with Dublin Fire Brigade Headquarters at Townsend St, Dublin 2 in relation to fire safety...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Jun 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 632 together. Under the Fire Services Acts of 1981 and 2003 local authorities are designated as fire authorities. Section 20 of the 1981 Act provides that the appropriate fire authority may serve a Fire Safety Notice on the owner or occupier of any building which appears to the authority to be a potentially dangerous building. Section 20(2)(a)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (27 Jun 2017)

Damien English: The issue referred to in the question is a matter for local Building Control Authorities, who are independent in the use of their statutory powers under the Building Control Acts 1990 - 2014. Building Control Authorities are required to keep certain information pertaining to building works that come under the Building Control Regulations 1997-2015 on a statutory register, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (1 Jun 2017)

Damien English: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. Policy responsibility in relation to insurance is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance, with the insurance sector being subject to regulation by the Central Bank of Ireland. The company referred to by the Deputy is a private limited company providing structural guarantees for new houses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: House Prices (1 Jun 2017)

Damien English: Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, to benchmark housing delivery input costs in Ireland, in order...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (31 May 2017)

Damien English: No better man. He is well able to do it. He is a typical Monaghan man. He squeezes as much as he can out of it. I thank Senator Gallagher for raising these issues. I am happy to answer them as best I can. My Department's new multi-annual rural water programme 2016-2018 was developed through a working group of key stakeholders involving local authorities, the water services transition...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I forgot to mention that I agree with the Senator, in that we can examine those onerous conditions. I have met many groups that have spent much money trying to organise something. We will consider the matter at the review stage. The Minister, Deputy Coveney, is committed to trying to find more money for this. We are on the same page.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Parking Regulations (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I thank Senator Devine for raising this issue. If it is okay, I will take the debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross, who could not make it this morning. I wish to clarify the Minister's role in this matter. The parking of vehicles on public roads is controlled either through the application of prohibitions and restrictions under road...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Parking Regulations (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I look forward to the day when parking takes over from housing as the No. 1 issue. It will come very soon, trust me.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Airports (31 May 2017)

Damien English: Likewise.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Airports (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I thank Senator Gavan for raising this issue. It is always a pleasure to spend time in his company, which I appreciate. We are touching on a familiar subject when it comes to Shannon Airport. I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross. As the Cathaoirleach said, while he could not be here, he did offer to take this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Airports (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I cannot speak about all of the parts of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. I can speak from a job creation point of view. In my previous post I spent a lot of time dealing with the educational institutions, at all levels, that are located in the Shannon area and in Limerick. Those institutions contribute to the job creation prospects of the area. They are flexible in terms...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rural Resettlement Scheme (31 May 2017)

Damien English: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The context of the question that was supplied to me is a little different from what he has asked today. I shall endeavour to answer all of his queries to the best of my ability. Let me be clear, I took that debate in December. I thought I went out of my way on that occasion to praise the work done by Mr. Connolly and Rural Resettlement Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (31 May 2017)

Damien English: New buildings and extensions or material alterations to existing buildings must comply with the legal minimum performance standards set out in the Building Regulations 1997 - 2017.  In this context, the Building Regulations (Part M Amendment) Regulations 2010, which came into effect on 1 January 2012, set out the minimum statutory requirements that a building must achieve in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (30 May 2017)

Damien English: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in an attempt to accelerate the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure such as private treatment plants.  The initiative was set up by my Department on a temporary basis in order to stimulate the taking-in-charge process, due to a build-up...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (30 May 2017)

Damien English: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in 2016 to support and accelerate overall national and local action on the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI). A specific focus of the initiative was to expedite progress by local authorities and relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (30 May 2017)

Damien English: The aim of the building regulations is to provide for the safety and welfare of people in and about buildings. The building regulations apply to the design and construction of a new building (including a dwelling) or an extension to an existing building. The minimum performance requirements that a building must achieve are set out in the second schedule to the building regulations. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (30 May 2017)

Damien English: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme by the Pyrite Resolution Board for certain dwellings affected by significant pyrite damage. The pyrite remediation scheme 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, Community and Local Government: Library Services Funding (30 May 2017)

Damien English: In January 2016, my Department launched the Libraries Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021. Over the lifetime of the programme, the Department will invest approximately €23m in 17 capital projects and the roll out of the My Open Library service. This will be matched by some €35m of local authority own funds. All funding has been allocated under the programme since January...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (30 May 2017)

Damien English: I refer to the reply to Question Number 10 of 25 May 2017 which sets out the position in relation to this matter.