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Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 84:In page 48, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 6 (consideration of request under section 5 by Board and consultations) of Act of 2016 17. (1) Section 6 of the Act of 2016 is amended—(a) in subsection (1)(b) by substituting “under this section” for “under paragraph (a)”, (b) in subsection...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 85:In page 48, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 8 (requirements relating to application for permission under section 4) of Act of 2016 18. (1) Section 8 of the Act of 2016 is amended—(a) in subsection (1)(a)(iv) by substituting in clause (I) “plan, or” for “plan, and”, and (b) in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 86:In page 48, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 (regulations (sections 4 to 10)) of Act of 2016 19. (1) Section 12 of the Act of 2016 is amended in subsection (2) by substituting the following for paragraph (c):“(c) the making available for inspection by members of the public, at the offices of the Board or the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 87:In page 48, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 28 (amendment, etc., of section 42 (power to extend appropriate period) of Act of 2000) of Act of 2016 20. (1) Section 28 of the Act of 2016 is amended in subsection (2) (which provides for a construction of section 42 of the Principal Act)—(a) by substituting...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: As this is quite a technical area, I will refer to my notes. Amendments Nos. 90 to 93, inclusive, and amendment No. 97, tabled by Deputy Eoin Ó Broin, all pertain to new environmental impact assessment, EIA, screening provisions under the new sections 176A, 176B and 176C of the principal Act, as inserted by section 26 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 99: In page 52, to delete lines 2 to 5 and substitute the following: “ (a)make available on the website of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government a direction under subsection (16), and ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 100: In page 53, to delete lines 40 to 43 and substitute the following: “ (a)make available on the website of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government a direction under subsection (16), and ”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: We have contracted in outside expertise to help us to get the work done. I do not want to bounce our people into giving a date. I will get back to the Deputy when we have one.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The provision of public library services, including the procurement of books, is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under the Local Government Act 2001.  My Department has no role in this regard. A national tender for book-stock procurement was run recently by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on behalf of local authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Water Conservation Grant was introduced in 2015 as part of the Government's revised package of water measures, which was announced in November 2014. The purpose of the Grant was to assist in the promotion of increased conservation and more sustainable use of water services. The Grant was paid on a universal basis to principal primary residences, which were registered with Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 191, inclusive, together. There are no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar farms. Proposals for individual solar farm developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments. Planning applications are made to the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Constituency Boundaries (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission upon publication by the Central Statistics Office of preliminary census results.  Census 2016 was taken on 24 April 2016.  The function of the Constituency Commission is to make a report on the constituencies for the election of members of the Dáil and for the election of members of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: To support the implementation of the Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, I have secured €5.35 billion in investment to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021. In 2016, over €935 million was provided through a range of housing programmes which saw the needs of over 19,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I refer to the reply to Questions No. 208 and 231 of 5 April 2017 which sets out the position in this matter. My Department is examining the 30 March 2017 judgment of the High Court in advance of the Order of the Court being made.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: Population growth projections and estimates of the extent to which additional population will translate into additional demand for housing units, are subject to some uncertainty, given the range of variables involved. For this reason, the Central Statistics Office provides a number of projected scenarios associated with future population levels. Factors such as economic conditions in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: In 2015, on the basis of a consultation paper prepared by my Department, and at the invitation of the then Minister, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht undertook a public consultation process on the establishment of an electoral commission. The Committee published a report on the consultation in January 2016. This report contains a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Expenditure (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding to support young, unemployed persons through the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), which is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State.  SICAP was rolled out in April 2015 and will run until 31 December 2017. Its aim is to tackle poverty, social exclusion and long-term unemployment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015 provide for global valuations of utility undertakings to be carried out by the Valuation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I have no plans at present to re-introduce an Affordable Housing Purchase Scheme because there are a range of measures being taken under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to increase housing supply overall, with the aim of creating a functioning and sustainable housing system which can meet housing demand at more affordable prices.  The plan is divided...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (12 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The new National Planning Framework (NPF), titled Ireland 2040 – Our Plan, will act as the successor to the National Spatial Strategy 2002 (NSS) and will serve as the Government’s strategic 20 year-plus framework for the development of Ireland out to 2040.  The NPF will set a new strategic planning and development framework for the co-ordination of a range of national,...