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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Event Licensing Regulations (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Event Licensing Review Group conducted its deliberations on the event licensing legislative regime over the period October 2014 to March 2015 and submitted recommendations in April 2015. Having considered these recommendations, I signed new amending event licensing regulations on 19 June 2015. These regulations came into effect on 1 October 2015. The principal new provisions are: - event...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Law Society has in recent days consented to its submission on the review of SI No. 9 of 2014 being placed in the public domain. A copy of the submission has issued by email from my Department to a number of persons who had previously requested it. Any other person who requires a copy may obtain it from my Department by emailing .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: There are no plans to introduce grant assistance to assist owner occupiers to fund fire safety repairs in apartment blocks. I have no function in relation to tax credits, although it is worth noting that relevant repair works of this nature already come within the scope of the Home Renovation Incentive scheme which I understand has recently been extended to December 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. The 2004 Act sets out the rights, duties and obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Homeowners who intend upgrading or extending their home have a statutory obligation to ensure that the works are designed and constructed in accordance with the relevant requirements of the second schedule to the Building Regulations. My Department has recently published a helpful guidance note which can be accessed by clicking on the following weblink:. Any consumer engaging a builder to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I understand that the gardens at the rear of the homes concerned are backing onto a river and are private property. I further understand that this development was examined under the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study for the South West Region which has concluded that there is no risk of flooding to the homes concerned. I have no function in relation to the alleged erosion of...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Everybody on this side of the House and I accept that the issue of housing is a significant challenge because it is a dysfunctional sector that has experienced a huge bust. However, we are determined to give the issue priority. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, and I already announced a €4 billion social housing strategy earlier this...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: As I remember it, the Deputy voted in favour of a couple of them.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I have listened carefully to the Member opposite. I will deal with some of the charges he made as I go through my contribution, but it is ironic to listen to a Member who literally abandoned the party for which he was elected and which he joined-----

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Deputy mentioned that we had not listened to the facts.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy Colm Keaveney might not like what he is about to hear. However, he is the very Deputy who abandoned the party for which he was elected and abandoned the Government that is putting right the mess caused by the party he is with.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Deputy might be sore this evening, but I will take no lectures from the likes of him.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am glad to have the opportunity to make a contribution. The Deputy opposite might rant and rave, but that does not solve any problem. It does not resolve any of the issues he has highlighted and the challenges that remain.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The reason hard budget decisions had to be made was the Government had to correct the horrendous public finances inherited from Fianna Fáil.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The position is that the deficit has fallen from €22 billion in 2010 to a forecasted €4.5 billion in 2015. In contrast, the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government has guided the country out of the bailout programme that we inherited from the party of which the Member opposite is a member. We have corrected the public finances more quickly than anticipated. That might be difficult...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Deputy joined the party that cut them.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: We restored it.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am smiling at how the Deputy ran when it got too hot for him.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 was commenced with effect from 1 September 2015, with the exception of section 34. Section 34 amends section 96 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide, amongst other things, that Part V obligations on the provision of social and affordable housing may be fulfilled by developers through rental accommodation availability agreements....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (14 Oct 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The necessary Regulations for the new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines are at an advanced stage and are expected to be finalised and signed by end October. Once operational, sales under the new Scheme will generate funds for the local authority to invest in new social housing supports or the refurbishment of existing housing.