Results 1,021-1,040 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commercial Rates (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: As I said, I hope we will get to it during this Dáil session. It is the intention that we would do so. I fully accept the arguments that have been made. I would point out that the revaluation process has been going on for more than a decade and some people did not survive it. Our system needs to be updated, particularly in the sector we are discussing. There are also certain aspects...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Commercial Rates (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Like set aside. There are a number of things that need to be looked at again. This is one of them.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: I will be in his place for this matter.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Briefly.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: By way of background, Part 6 of the Local Government Act 2019 provides for the holding of plebiscites on the direct election of mayors in Cork city, Limerick city and county and Waterford city and county. Section 41 of that Act provides that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government may make regulations for the purposes of holding a plebiscite.The draft regulations were laid...
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: To answer many of the questions, the report from Government is just a report from Government. There will have to be legislation to follow up on that. The Bill we debated in the House mandates that the Minister has to reflect the outcome of the plebiscites in the report that he or she gives to Government, and the legislation on establishing the role will go into detail as to pay, in...
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Hypocrisy exists in politics, but that would be rank hypocrisy.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Can I make a final point?
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: On what is contained in the report, and the report is clear and Senator Coffey asked a good question, this is about a rebalancing of the functions between the unelected executive of a council and what has been heretofore a ceremonial role as mayor. There will be no removal of powers. In my two years I have not taken a single power off councillors. The Moorhead report will recommend giving...
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: They have not.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: They have not.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Councillors never had the power to make individual planning decisions.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Senator. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. Having read through the response that is provided by the Department, I am not sure it will deal with some of the issues that Senator Boyhan has raised. One of the Government’s key priorities is to address issues of housing affordability. To this end, a multi-stranded approach is being...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: I do not have much of a response, other than to say I will relay the Senator's comments to the Minister. The Senator was a member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County council until four years ago. The Shanganagh Castle site-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: Ultimately, in the delivery of local authority housing it is the local authority that is supposed to be the primary driver, though sometimes that is not the case.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: The Shanganagh site may have the potential for 540 homes overall and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is required to carry out a cost-benefit analysis and financial modelling exercise under the public spending code, which sounds like the language of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: I accept the point about a site being owned for 14 years but I will ask the Minister, when he is dealing with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in his response, to see where Shanganagh fits in.
- EU Regulations: Motion (11 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: European Parliament legislation approved by both Houses about three weeks ago sets out that there will be one count in all three constituencies. However, if Brexit is not concluded prior to the European Elections being held the final seat in Dublin and South will not be taken up until Brexit is concluded. In light of last night's agreement, one might interpret that if Britain leaves the...
- EU Regulations: Motion (11 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: It is the question.
- Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)
John Paul Phelan: That is not the same Government.