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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: HomeBond is a private limited company providing structural guarantees for new houses; since November 2008, the HomeBond Insurance scheme is underwritten by Allianz Insurance. As is the case for any private company, its operations are a matter for its management and Board of Directors. As a private company, my Department has no role or function in its operations and cannot direct HomeBond to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department is currently reviewing, in the context of the forthcoming Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill, the current provisions in section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, relating to the taking in charge of housing estates by planning authorities with a view to improving and streamlining the taking in charge procedures. A particular focus of the review...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Minister Kelly has signed the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 to enable the new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines to come into operation on 1 January 2016. The new year commencement will allow time for housing authorities to familiarise themselves with the new scheme and for interested tenants to make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Requirements for plans and drawings to accompany a planning application are specified in regulation 23(1) of the Planning & Development Regulations 2001, as amended . Plans of the internal floorspace areas of proposed structures are generally submitted to a level of detail to indicate proposed rooms, circulation areas, storage areas , access facilities, etc. together with their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Housing Agency, in consultation with my Department and local authorities, is updating data and developing a detailed database and GIS map of all local authority owned lands, as well as the Land Aggregation Scheme lands, showing their location, size, boundaries and other information. This map will be up-dated over the course of the Social Housing Strategy to record the development and use...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The provides the statutory framework within which the pyrite remediation scheme must operate. It is not a compensation scheme and Section 14(8) of the Act explicitly provides that homeowners cannot seek the recoupment of costs associated with the remediation of a dwelling undertaken outside of the pyrite remediation scheme. I have no plans to review the legislation in this regard. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department has not sought information from local authorities regarding stalled developments, urban blight etc. as it is a matter for those local authorities to monitor local situations and proactively engage in progressing development in their functional areas. My Department, together with other Government Departments have brought forward a number of measures and initiatives to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department has issued 26 observations to local authorities on material alterations to their development plans since March 2011 with 3 Ministerial Directions subsequently issued under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, as outlined in the table below. Planning Authority Development Plan Year Kildare County Council Material Alterations to the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Since 2004, 24 Draft Directions under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 have been issued to local authorities in respect of their development planning functions as outlined in the table below. There have been no amendments or deletions on any draft directions following the publication of the Chief Executives' reports. No. Planning Authority Development Plan/Local Area...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (5 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Planning legislation places no specific restrictions on the height of trees, nor does it make any particular provision for remedy from any other nuisance which may be caused by trees in an urban residential area. However there is currently a civil remedy available concerning branches or roots of neighbouring trees encroaching on a person’s property. The previous Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Social housing is procured in accordance with the relevant EU and domestic legislative and policy requirements as determined by the National Public Procurement Policy Guidance and Capital Works Management Framework published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Value for money is a critical and inherent objective of the procurement process. In general terms the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (4 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together. Since 2011, 14 ministerial directions have been issued under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, to local authorities in respect of their development planning functions as outlined in the following table. No. Planning Authority Development Plan / Local Area Plan Year 1 Limerick City and County Council Proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: On 12 January 2015, my Department published a General Scheme of a Bill to provide for the establishment of the Office of the Planning Regulator; the General Scheme is available on my Department’s website at the following weblink: . The General Scheme provides that the Office of the Planning Regulator will be independent of my Department and its primary functions will include the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (4 Nov 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specifics of any individual case. Under the Act, enforcement of PRTB determination orders is a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signed the statutory instruments required to enable the new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines to come into operation on 1 January 2016. The new year commencement will allow time for housing authorities to familiarise themselves with the new scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The taking in charge of residential estates by planning authorities is provided for under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and applies to developments which include the construction of 2 or more houses and the provision of new roads, open spaces car parks, sewers, watermains or service connections relating to such development. Under section 3 of the Act , a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Under planning legislation, the decision as to whether to grant a planning application, with or without conditions, is a matter for the relevant planning authority or An Bord Pleanála on appeal in the first instance. In making decisions on planning applications, planning authorities must consider the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, having regard to the provisions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Data (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The latest figures available from the Pyrite Resolution Board indicate that approximately 897 applications have been received under the pyrite remediation scheme , of which 664 have been approved for inclusion in the scheme as follows: - -239 are at remedial works planning stage, -46 are at tender / tender analysis, -171 are at tender decision, -106 are under remediation, and -102 are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (3 Nov 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department currently has an application for a foreshore lease from Schull Community Harbour Development Company Ltd. for the upgrading of an existing pier, reclamation and construction of a marina, together with the installation of pontoons at Schull Harbour, Co. Cork. The current position is that my Department is awaiting responses from the applicant to issues raised as part of the...