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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I appreciate that the number of amendments is substantial and that it takes substantial contributions. In return, I will try to give a comprehensive reply to each of the Opposition amendments that are proposed to Seanad amendment No. 47. The first element of amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 47, tabled by Deputy Dessie Ellis, proposes that a review of rent may not occur more...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity. I would be obliged if, in accordance with Standing Order 140, the Acting Chairman would direct the clerk to make the following minor drafting correction to the text of amendment No. 80: On page 33 of the principal list of amendments, there is a reference in the inserted subsection (8) to a paragraph (d). This reference should read "paragraph...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Neither I nor my Department have been consulted by Fingleton White, Fingal County Council or Dublin City Council regarding the construction of a 16 km aviation fuel pipeline from Dublin Port to Dublin Airport. I understand that Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council decided to grant planning permission for this development within their own administrative areas (on 7 July and 15 October...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I recently announced my intention to establish an expert group to investigate the problems that have emerged in the concrete blockwork of certain dwellings in Donegal and Mayo in order to assist the parties directly involved in reaching a satisfactory resolution to their difficulties. While building defects are, in the first instance, matters for resolution between the relevant contracting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Management Companies (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department advised planning authorities by way of Circular letter PD 1/ 2008 of 26 February 2008 that they should not include the establishment of a management company as a condition of planning permissions for the development of traditional residential housing estates (that is estates of houses with individual private gardens), except in the most exceptional circumstances, for example, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller accommodation programmes are a matter for individual housing authorities. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller accommodation programmes, designed to meet these needs, rests with individual housing authorities, in this case Donegal County Council. My Department’s role is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (1 Dec 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 593 together. The Building Control Regulations 1997 to 2015 require the owner of a proposed building to sign a statutory form assigning a competent builder to undertake the works. The regulations do not require that the builder so assigned be registered with Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI). CIRI is a voluntary register of builders,...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (26 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly. We have a serious problem with waste tyres in Ireland and elements within the tyre industry will not face up to that problem. They do not accept producer responsibility and they do not accept the polluter pays principle. Prior to the adoption of the current 2007 tyre...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (26 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: One thing on which we will agree is that there is a lot of misinformation but I have put on the record statistics published by my Department as far back as 2013. One of those is quite startling, which is that between 25% and 50% of tyres are unaccounted for. They are not being disposed off by licensed waste collectors or in landfills. They are unaccounted for, which means they have been...

Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015: Motion (26 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Policy Directive in draft:Planning and Development (Urgent Social Housing Supply) Policy Directive 2015,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 29th October, 2015. On behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, I welcome the opportunity to discuss the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department wrote to Rosscarbery Rowing Club on 10 April 2015 detailing, inter alia, the valuation options available to the club for a 35-year foreshore lease. These options included either an annual rent or a one-off buyout payment and the club was requested to confirm its preferred valuation option. A response is required from the club before the application can be further progressed.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (26 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Article 6 and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, set out certain classes of development which are exempt from planning permission requirements. Class 1 of Schedule 2 of the...

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy Martin was there for 15 years and he did nothing only prevent divorce.

Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Go easy, Mattie.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: This amendment seeks to replace the phrase “have regard to” with the phrase “comply with” in section 3(2), which deals with matters that must be considered when the Government approves a national mitigation plan or national adaptation framework. I appreciate the sentiment behind the proposed amendment. However, as the list of items to be considered in section...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Let me reassure Senator Barrett that there is clear case law on what "having regard to" means, for example in planning and other legislation. It is standard terminology in the Planning and Development Act and there is case law to substantiate that already. Further, we are already bound under EU legislation, so there is no need to duplicate it in this Bill. The safety measures are there to...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: To be clear, there is no intention on the part of anybody in the Government to ignore the Seanad on any matter. Indeed, I greatly value the views of Senators, as do all my ministerial colleagues. I listened carefully to what they had to say on Committee Stage and we had a very interesting debate. We have tabled Government amendments which will address the concerns expressed by Senators...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Senators for their contributions on these amendments. The national mitigation plans will, by their nature, contain our emission targets and we will note how we are doing in respect of them. There is no need to cite this specifically in legislation. It is important to remember that there are quantified legally binding targets under EU legislation already. I do not agree with...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (25 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: These proposed amendments serve a number of functions as follows. They provide for each national mitigation plan to be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas rather than just Dáil Éireann. They also provide for each national adaptation framework to be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas rather than just Dáil Éireann. They also provide for the annual transition...