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Seanad: Planning Issues (15 Sep 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...throughout the country. It must be addressed by the Government to ensure it cannot happen again although fault does not lie with the Government. In 2006 Meath County Council sought to sell some land in Ashbourne zoned C1 which meant it could be used to provide for and facilitate mixed residential and business uses. As part of the sale, Meath County Council produced a brochure outlining...

Seanad: Family Home Bill 2011: Second Stage (27 Jul 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...could use when deciding on such issues. Traditionally, the granting of a repossession order has been a discretionary function. I note the Department of Finance's interest in this issue, but the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality. I hope, therefore, there is cross-departmental co-operation on this matter because there is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...of issues must be addressed regarding Phil's poll tax, as it will be called. He is setting neighbour against neighbour in council housing estates. Those who have bought their houses will be landed with the charge, while those who rent theirs, whether they are working or otherwise not in receipt of social welfare payments, will be exempt. My estate does not look like it is unfinished,...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (8 Jul 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...O'Donovan said, the spokespersons for the main parties should have been briefed. They could have been told: "Look, we have a serious problem. We need to pass this Bill as otherwise we will be landed with a huge legal bill." I have no doubt Senator O'Donovan and my party would have understood. However, that was not presented to us in any form. I was not present on Committee Stage so I...

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report Stage and Final Stages. (7 Jul 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...is the right of the Irish people. We must comply with the Constitution. We must give our national language the respect it deserves. If we are not prepared to publish legislation, the laws of the land, in both languages as we are required to do, how can we expect people to speak Irish and to try to develop the language? We can have all the debates we want about stádas na Gaeilge in this...

Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ...Committee on Social Protection, where the Fianna Fáil Party did considerable work on this issue. One of the original aims of Fianna Fáil was to establish as many families as practicable on the land. While that is now an unfashionable aim, the corollary is that those families have homes. The family home is crucial to this party as it is to every party and it is not acceptable to tar us...

Private Members' Business (3 Nov 2010)

Thomas Byrne: ...or that there were illicit financial goings-on to make money. His finance spokesperson, Deputy Joan Burton, comes into this House and makes insinuations about connections between developers and land owners and money for schools, connecting Fianna Fáil and suggesting cute deals went on but we all know that was false. We all know that the priority and the anger of Fianna Fáil...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: ...to it, in particular because of the services for fallen animals that the Ward Union Hunt provides and because of the enjoyment they have during the winter watching the hunt passing through their lands. The community itself enjoys the hunt and it binds them together. The racing community is opposed to the Bill because of the economic benefits attached to the hunt. There are four...

Job Creation (26 May 2010)

Thomas Byrne: I was perturbed to read in this morning's Drogheda Independent a statement by a senior official of IDA Ireland that the agency would be open to considering the possible sale of lands at its Drogheda business park, located in County Meath in the Meath East constituency, and possibly replace them with lands located in County Louth. People in County Meath were also disheartened by this report....

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (6 May 2010)

Thomas Byrne: ...procedure involved following the submission of the Tara complex to UNESCO for possible inclusion as a world heritage site; the benefits to the area if this application is successful; the land area involved; and the requirements on the local authority to amend its development plan if this application is successful. [18474/10]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Thomas Byrne: ...general is quite progressive legislation. I come from a part of the world where over the past 15 years or so there has been a history of bad planning, much of which relates to too much residential land being zoned without having regard to other requirements in an area, such as education and industry. The biggest problem we had in my constituency is not having a dearth of land zoned for...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Support Scheme: Nursing Home Support Scheme (8 Dec 2009)

Thomas Byrne: ...and Children if the income and assets of a person wishing to avail of the nursing homes support scheme are taken into account when calculating their contribution to care; if assets that include land and property are taken into consideration; the rules governing contributions based on property assets, where a principal residence has been signed over to other family members. [45460/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Thomas Byrne: ...the 1,500 people NAMA intends to bail out. I cannot understand how any Minister for Finance could hand pick 1,500 people. NAMA is not about 1,500 people. It is about 4 million people on this island to whom we need to return hope and confidence, not about the nonsense the Opposition has been raising about it. NAMA is the worst nightmare of builders and developers who have not being...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (21 May 2008)

Thomas Byrne: ...they should take account of transport issues, rather than go for the easy option. If public transport is not available in a particular place, councillors should think very carefully about zoning land for various purposes. Local area plans should include incentives. For example, a council could decide to zone land for residential purposes subject to land being set aside for the DTA for a...

e-Government Services: Motion (29 Apr 2008)

Thomas Byrne: ...to interact fluently on-line are essential prerequisites for any teacher. There have been other successes in the area of e-Government. As a solicitor, the Ceann Comhairle may be familiar with the Land Registry's on-line service. Further improvements may be required to that system but it is a fantastic facility for solicitors throughout the State. They can check the registered owner of a...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Thomas Byrne: ...a Gaeltacht area. It is a great community but there is much fear about the impact on the culture and heritage of the area. Planning permission is one of the biggest issues for families in rural Ireland at present, particularly for those working in agriculture. There will be many restrictions in the north east if this project goes ahead. The right of people to live on their own land and...

Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (8 Apr 2008)

Thomas Byrne: Question 428: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in any circumstance, a person who owns land not subject to a compulsory purchase order but who is inconvenienced for a considerable amount of time by virtue of works adjacent to their land, which are the subject of a compulsory purchase order, is entitled to compensation from the local authority for...

Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Thomas Byrne: ...the Minister to increase tax credits generally, for employees, one-parent families and home carers. The transfer of a site to a child rarely gets publicity but has an impact especially in rural Ireland. A parent can transfer a site to a child, generally to build a house, without capital gains tax, or stamp duty and it is usually under the limit for capital acquisitions tax. The limit on...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2007)

Thomas Byrne: ...of my duties, I practised a large amount of conveyancing and I am glad to see the reforms that are being introduced in the Bill before the House. The legislation is a comprehensive reform of the land and conveyancing law with which solicitors and purchasers must deal when buying houses, mortgaging properties or conducting any transactions relating to land and property. I pay tribute to...