Results 701-720 of 1,413 for speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Briefly on section 1, I acknowledge the ruling from the Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Just with respect-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: We have four and a half hours to debate these 50-odd amendments. Let us use our time productively. There is a housing emergency out there. Let us get on with this.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Order for Report Stage (8 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Now.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Order for Fifth Stage (8 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Now.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I wish to use my time under the Order of Business this morning to celebrate progress and success in Dublin's north inner city. I am very proud to come from Dublin Central. I am very proud of what the communities and people of Dublin Central are achieving, particularly in the north inner city. I have before me a copy of the north-east inner city communities' annual report, which was...
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I welcome the Minister. We have been discussing this legislation at the Oireachtas joint committee. We were in the process of trying to conclude pre-legislative scrutiny on the legislation. We had good engagement with the Minister's Department and with others. As a committee, we support the Government's and the Minister's objectives to deliver on Housing for All, which is the ambitious...
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I so propose.
- Seanad: Planning and Development and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Thursday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank everyone for attending. This matter is highly technical. I come at it more from the human side. I do not envy the witnesses’ task and I hope they can help me with mine. The damaging effect that the whole mica situation had on individuals and their homes is devastating and cannot be overstated. I refer as well to the damage to confidence in construction sector generally. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: That is what I thought I heard. I just wanted to be sure. I recognise that the NBCMSO has undertaken 48 reactive inspections. I might read from that that there are no proactive inspections.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: How many of those assessments were carried out?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Does enforcement and prosecution fall within NBCMSO’s remit? I know it can direct, but what if they do not comply with its directions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Is it an accurate statement that there is 100% compliance where the NBCMSO has identified issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Can Ms Phelan explain a bit to the committee about NBCMSO's resources and the amount of engagement that is required to achieve that level of compliance? Some 100% compliance is very impressive.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: To what does NBCMSO contribute its success at achieving 100% compliance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: What sort of time period is involved?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: How long does that process take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I have a question for the Department that has to do more with building control. There was an opt-out facility for new single dwellings in the building control regulations of 2015. Has that been completely removed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Issues Relating to Quarries and Deleterious Materials: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Is that still in place?