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- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: 10 o’clock I agree with some of the other speakers that the number of amendments tabled in the Seanad is disappointing. The amendments have nothing to do with the office of the planning regulator. We seem to be using this Bill to sort out many other planning issues. Regarding the amendments we are speaking to, I too have been through several county development plans and have...
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Stick with the answers relating to the amendments otherwise we will be here all night.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: I acknowledge the work by the Government and the Department on Fianna Fáil's initial amendment over the last number of years: it has nearly been too long at this stage. It stemmed from frustration felt at local level that it always seemed the National Transport Authority was the leading and driving force, and not the county development plans or the spatial strategies. In fairness, many...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (5 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the refurbishment of the courthouse in Wicklow town; the timeline for its reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on their device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as this will maintain a level of interference with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: The next item is standards in the private rental sector - a review of policy and practice. Today's meeting will involve engagement on the current policy and practice of standards in the private rental sector. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to Mr. Paul Dunne and Mr. Neil Maher, from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Ms Rosalind Carroll and Ms Janette Fogarty...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: I call on Ms Carroll to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: I now call on Dr. Hayden to make her opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: I thank Ms Hayden. I now call on Mr. Walsh to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Senator Boyhan, we can do a five minutes backwards and forwards and then we can go around a second time if we need to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Does Mr. Dunne want to address those points?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Does anyone else wish to contribute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: It was yesterday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Do not take it personally. None of us were.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: I do not want to get into rental pressure zones because the matter is not on the agenda for today but I would appreciate it if the witnesses could answer the questions Senator Murnane O'Connor asked, specifically those concerning today's topic.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: The Senator will have an opportunity to come back in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Sorry, Senator Murnane O'Connor, can we-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Senator Murnane O'Connor-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: Everyone else has waited to come back in a second time. We will go around the room and Senator Murnane O'Connor can come back in a second time when we finish the first round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)
Pat Casey: The Department said it would send it to us.