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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode depending on their device. It is not sufficient to put one's phones on silent as this will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: That is fine. Members should be aware that we got legal advice last night on the framework in respect of whether it needed to be approved. We really do not want to go back over that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I want to make it clear that we are not going over that. The committee has clarified that point already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040: Discussion (22 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I want to raise a number of points. The committee would welcome the engagement with Deputy O'Dowd's transport committee. I know I am biased as Chairman but I believe we are a proactive, determined committee. Whether it is to do with Rebuilding Ireland, the national planning framework, NPF, or any of the Bills that come before us, we are a dedicated committee that works very well with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call the meeting to order. We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputy Coppinger and Deputy Mick Barry will substitute in her place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Gallery are asked to ensure that, for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are switched off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not sufficient merely to place the phone in silent mode as it will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Page and invite Mr. Deane to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: On the measures outlined in the proposal, do they go beyond what is required to meet the main elements of the proposal? Does the proposal respect national arrangements and legal systems and take account of regional and local factors? Article 13 relates to access to water. In the opinion of the delegates, has the Commission struck a balance between the article and the action which might be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: There will be private property implications there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does anybody else wish to respond on anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I seek two quick clarifications. If private properties do not permit access to Irish Water, who is liable or in breach in that case? How are we going to gather the information on consumption levels in households?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Yes. How would that be gathered and provided to households?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: As there are no further questions, I thank the witnesses for taking the time to attend and for the vast amount of information they have provided. I am sure this will be an ongoing situation. The committee will now go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received by Deputies O'Dowd and Coppinger and Senator O'Sullivan. Senator Colette Kelleher will substitute for Senator Grace O'Sullivan and Deputy Mick Barry will substitute for Deputy Coppinger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the Broadcasting Unit, members, witnesses and persons in the Gallery are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are switched off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not sufficient merely to place the phone in silent mode as it will maintain a level of interference with the broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: No. 6 is a discussion of the provision of Traveller accommodation with reference to the review of funding for Traveller-specific accommodation and the implementation of Traveller accommodation programmes. I remind members that we will have two sessions on this topic today. For the first session, we welcome from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government the Minister of State,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does Mr. O'Connor wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Barry should let the Minister of State respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am conscious of time. It was agreed in private session that we did not need to put a five-minute time limit on questions and answers as we usually do, but Deputy Barry has had 16 minutes and we are averaging around 12 minutes per person, which means we will eat into the second session of today's meeting. I ask members to ask questions which have not been asked and try to keep their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Provision of Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (8 Mar 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, Mr. David Kelly from the Department, and Mr. John O'Connor, Mr. David Silke and Ms Roslyn Molloy from the Housing Agency for attending again this morning and for their ongoing engagement. We look forward to receiving the further clarification the members requested.