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Written Answers — Judicial Issues: Judicial Issues (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 to establish a special division of the High Court to deal with legal challenges to infrastructural and environmental planning; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Strategic Policy Committees: Strategic Policy Committees (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 300: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position on the guidelines for strategic policy committees; if these committees that are established on planning by local authorities should have an opportunity to debate proposals that are put to county or city councils to vary development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33965/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 302: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to bring forward legislation on foot of the recommendations of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution on property rights that was published in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34027/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 303: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 to implement the Kenny report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 304: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that all transaction details be gathered and published by the State, all lands be registered by a specified date; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that the Government devise a scheme whereby local authorities can secure the release of development lands where development of the land is not...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 306: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that in case of compulsory purchase orders relating to the provision of social and affordable housing public bodies should not have to pay the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 307: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 to establish a national forum on the built environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34033/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 308: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that strategic transport, sewerage and water supply infrastructural projects should be regulated by a specific statute and there should be a one...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 309: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that legislation relating to compulsory purchase rules and procedures be consolidated and reconfigured in a form that could be attached to any...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 310: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that the right to compensation for the acquisition of property below a specified depth under the surface be removed; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 311: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that guidelines on residential density be subject to a monitoring review of their impact and their integration into the policies of planning...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 312: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendation contained in the All-Party Committee on the Constitution ninth progress report on property rights published in 2004 that research be commissioned into the indirect and direct costs of rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34039/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the enactment of, and orders made or planned to be made, under Section 161 of the Local Government Act 2001 in respect of persons employed by local authorities and eligibility to be a member of a local authority; the way this will be implemented in respect of sitting councillors who...

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: One part of our motion is a proposal for a substantial programme of investment in skills and retraining, including the use of vacant places in universities and colleges. I specifically want to talk about vacant places, namely, college places that are unfilled after the list of qualified applicants to the CAO for a particular course has been exhausted. I printed out the available place...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: A large element of the crisis in financial institutions relates to land speculation. The Government has encouraged land speculation.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: It relates to legislation.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: One example is a 2005 tax break which allowed pension schemes to invest in property.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, said he would implement the property rights report of the committee on the Constitution that would include legislation to cap the value of land that had just been rezoned. What will the Taoiseach do about that?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Now is the time to draw the line regarding land speculation.