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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: What about the refusals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is that even if the EPA were to suggest that it was putting us in conflict with the terms of the water framework directive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: What about the question on public participation in the licences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is the Attorney General happy with that and that we will not come into conflict with any of our legal obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive or the water framework directive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Two questions were not answered. The 25 cu. m threshold is based on the 1977 legislation. Is Mr. Ó Coigligh saying the Department is solely relying on the EPA to advise on the levels? That means if the EPA were to say the data are not sufficient or the levels should be higher the Department would respond. Will the Department publish the list and the content of the submissions made in 2018?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Do we know the number of abstractions and the volume of water abstracted? If we know those, what percentage of the number and of the volume of water will be covered by the registration and the licensing regime? I have a concern over the cumulative impact. As far as I understand it, it is not possible to assess, particularly if there is a significant impact, the cumulative impact of those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is two heads, the first being head No. 7 and I believe the other is head No. 11 or No. 12, which is the granting of licences. Will the Department give the committee an update on the European Commission's enforcement procedures against the State with regard to breaches of the water framework directive, including this section, and if there has been any discussion with the Commission on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: That was in relation to the report going from the EPA to the Minister, and on consideration of that the Minister can apply conditions to the registration. It seems to me that there is an established principle in planning law that we do not allow the Minister to be involved. That is given to the planning authorities or the boards. Why would we involve a Minister in very detailed decisions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: This relates to registrations, not for temporary abstractions. It is head No. 7, on the register of abstractions, and subsections (17) and (18).

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not want to be a pest here but my understanding is that this is a different issue. This is not about changing the threshold, it is about applying conditions in certain individual cases. Perhaps I am reading the head wrong. If I am reading subsections (17) and (18) right, is it appropriate for the Minister to have any role in the application of conditions, even on recommendation from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: My question is, both in terms of the registrations and the licences, is it appropriate for the Minister to have any role in the granting of, or in the application of conditions on, individual registrations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is Mr. Ó Coigligh suggesting there could be Government amendments on Report Stage of the Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have two questions and two comments. Once a licence is issued, what is the mechanism for assessing at a later point whether the terms of the licence are being breached or the environmental conditions or the stability of the water table have changed and, therefore, subsequently amending or even revoking a licence? I refer to what is often called responsive licensing rather than the initial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I had a question on the current enforcement procedures by the European Commission under the water framework directive. Will Mr. Ó Coigligh update the committee and tell us if there was any consultation with the Commission on the general scheme of the Bill to ensure that we did not introduce legislation that then fell foul of the Commission and further exacerbated that enforcement action?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank Mr. Ó Coigligh for saying that he will publish the submissions. That will be very helpful. Does he know how many submissions were received? Was there a mechanism for weighting them? Some of us may sift through them all and see where recommendations were accepted or rejected in the general scheme. What was the process for sifting through the submissions to decide on key...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: Now that the dust has finally settled on the spin of yesterday's announcements, it is very clear to anybody looking at this objectively that the housing commitments in yesterday's announcements are underwhelming, unclear and wholly inadequate. The key test here is how much additional capital spending the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage secured above that which was already...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (13 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish a quarterly Traveller accommodation construction pipeline report similar to that currently produced for social housing to enable the Houses of the Oireachtas to track the progress in the delivery of Traveller accommodation under the new TAPs. [29869/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (13 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish a quarterly serviced sites fund accommodation construction pipeline report similar to that currently produced for social housing to enable the Houses of the Oireachtas to track the progress in the delivery of affordable accommodation to rent and buy under the fund. [29870/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the delivery of the 20,000 homes including 8,000 discounted price homes assisted through the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund which was to see the delivery of these homes by the end of 2019; the status of the spreadsheet of each LIHAF funded project including the number of discounted units...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (13 Oct 2020)

Eoin Ó Broin: 161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his plans to publish new heads of a Bill for the Land Development Agency; and if he plans to consult with the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage before proceeding to finalisation of the legislation and publication of the final LDA Bill. [29872/20]