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Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: It is not.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: They do not like the answer.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: On the question Deputy Michael Collins asked in respect of Cork, the Government made a decision more than 12 months ago that the question would be put in the three local authority areas in which the plebiscites are being asked. Ultimately, it is the objective of Government that every local authority would be looking at having a directly elected mayor, if the question is successful in the...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: They have many different types of directly elected mayors with many different types of function. It is the intention that the question would be put. In respect of town councils, my fundamental objection to that is that it gives certain people in certain parts of the country two votes in a local election whereas the rest of us have to live with one.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I think it is essential for democracy that everybody be treated the same. Deputy Barry spoke about wages. I hope I have answered that. It will be a matter for the Oireachtas to establish the position through legislation after the plebiscites have been held. Deputy Ó Broin made a very valid point about the issue of devolution of powers from agencies in central Government. A...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: There will be that period of up to two years after the plebiscites before the Oireachtas will consider legislation which will establish the role fully with the powers, remuneration and responsibilities that it has.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I will try to. There were not many questions on the regulations themselves but-----

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: On what was raised, I accept the arguments from most Members who have spoken. I would prefer if the Government made a decision more quickly, but sadly I do not decide when the Government takes particular decisions. My points at the start were essentially outlining the fact that the public information campaign for this will coincide with the referendum and with many other referenda that we...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 1st April, 2019.” I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the draft direct election of mayor plebiscite regulations 2019. I will set out the background. Part 6 of the Local...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: 5 o’clock The Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, had to leave early. He cannot speak twice in the debate in any case, but as he outlined earlier, many of the aims in the motion are already being achieved through either the Land Development Agency or other Rebuilding Ireland housing policy initiatives. The immediate focus of the Land Development Agency, LDA, is on managing the...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I am listening.

Electoral (Supplement to the Register of Electors) Regulations 2019: Motion (9 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Electoral (Supplement to the Register of Electors) Regulations 2019,a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 27th March, 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (9 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: Following on from enactment of the Local Government Act 2019, and as indicated during its passage through the Oireachtas, it is my intention, in the coming months, to publish legislation to place local authority cross boundary cooperation on a statutory basis. What is envisaged is the establishment of Urban Area Committees for urban areas with a population between 1,500 and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (9 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 113 together. The plebiscites in relation to Directly Elected Mayors with Executive Functions in the Cork City Council, Limerick City and County Council and Waterford City and County Council areas, which will take place on the same date as the forthcoming local elections, will operate in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Property (9 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: There are many factors that may influence commercial property vacancy rates around the country. The Government is committed to doing all it can to help minimise commercial vacancy in cities, towns and villages using all available mechanisms. In this regard, while my Department is not the lead Department in terms of commercial enterprise, it does have policy responsibility for a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (4 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: The Local Government Act 2019 was enacted in January 2019. The Regulations to prescribe how plebiscites on place-names are to be conducted by a local authority or municipal district are at an advanced stage of preparation.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (2 Apr 2019)

John Paul Phelan: The Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to consider the issue of directly elected mayors for Ireland's cities. In this regard, following consideration by Government, plebiscites will be held in respect of Cork City, Limerick City and County and Waterford City and County local authority areas. The Local Government Act 2019 provides the statutory basis for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (28 Mar 2019)

John Paul Phelan: The report of the Drogheda Boundary Committee was published in February 2017 and it recommended no change to the existing boundary, subject to the implementation of a programme of structured cooperation between Louth and Meath County Councils. Similar reports were produced at that time on Athlone, Carlow and Waterford. Given the strategic importance of such towns and cities where...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I will try to give the Deputy as much information as possible but I will have to revert to her with some specific details at a later date. Following a review of the two existing home loan schemes, namely the house purchase loan and the home choice loan, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, introduced a new loan offering, known as the Rebuilding...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2019)

John Paul Phelan: I will ask the Minister to write to the Deputy with the answers to her specific questions.