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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q3 2023, there were 57,617 households actively in receipt of HAP support. Maximum rent limits for the HAP scheme are set out for each housing authority area by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017. The limits applicable are related to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Since the introduction from July 2021 of the new remuneration package available for local authority elected members following the publication of the Moorhead Report, there is in fact financial support for elected members in relation to the running of an office. The Local Representation Allowance (LRA) is payable to an elected member of a local authority on a vouched basis for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government approved the drafting of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 on 30 January 2024. I recently wrote to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage, enclosing the general scheme and advising my Department is happy to assist the Committee in the course of its deliberations as part of the pre-legislate scrutiny process. I look forward to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not compile data on homeowners who have registered their Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (DWWTS), including septic tanks, with their local authority. The DWWTS grant schemes are administered by the local authorities and my Department does not hold information on the number of applications for grants processed by each local authority. However the following table...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 to 269, inclusive, together. In 2021, following the second call for proposals under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, I announced a provisional allocation of €11,027,500 in URDF support for Mayo County Council's two successful proposals – the Castlebar Historic Core Reactivation Initiative (€8,527,500) and for works to...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 169: In page 63, line 8, after “subject to” to insert the following: “a screening assessment and if necessary a strategic environmental assessment or an appropriate assessment, or both, as the case may be, in accordance with”. I will move amendments Nos. 169, 295, 300, 518, 524, 571 and 579. These amendments relate to strategic...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: First and foremost, the change of language in amendment No. 169 is for absolute clarity’s sake. When an SEA on plans is mandatory, it is still a requirement to determine this through a formal screening process. This is related to the timeframe. In respect of the Deputy’s second question, it must be sent to the designated environmental authorities for their consideration for a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Can the Deputy please repeat that?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Exactly that.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No. It is not consequent to that. I will give a real-life example because the Deputy asked for it and it might be of assistance.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: For example, if the OPR recommends a course of action to include or not include something in a plan direction and that was not previously subject to an AA or SEA, that would be a real-life example of when this provision would kick in.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: No, absolutely not.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 172: In page 63, to delete lines 24 to 27 and substitute the following: “(8) A failure to comply with subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 20 and subsection (6) within the time period specified therein shall not of itself invalidate the National Planning Framework.”. These amendments relate to Part 3 of the Bill and the provisions relating to the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Why?