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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I will start with Pillar 5, and the issue relating to the Central Statistics Office, CSO, figures versus the other statistics coming into us. Will the Minister update us on how that is progressing and what the likely difference is between the CSO statistics and the information coming back from the local authorities and other mechanisms? In respect of the turnaround of vacant properties or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I do not deny that the Minister is spending the capital funding on getting these homes back into use. My original understanding of Rebuilding Ireland was that we were looking at derelict buildings that had been boarded up for a long period, such as 18 months or two years, but now we are looking at houses that have been vacated by a long-standing tenant, who may have passed away, and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I am not arguing about that. I am arguing that we should describe them differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I asked a question but I never got an answer because we ran out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I want to record that I was at the meeting on Tuesday and raised concerns about what has been put before us today. I raised the concerns about the subdivision of buildings into nine potential units. These are old buildings. The new building regulations do not comply with older buildings and it is premature for the Minister to put this statutory instrument before us today without those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: But it is not complete and we are to pass this today and then in two weeks -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: One cannot apply the same building regulations for new buildings to retrofit buildings. We have had this discussion here already. Thirty-one local authorities are interpreting fire safety regulations when it comes to retrofitting of new buildings. We need technical guidance documents relating to fire safety, ventilation and disability access. To pass this today is premature without those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: That is two weeks. That is a two-week commencement notice. Will they be here in two weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: Why do we not delay until they are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: None of us want to slow the process. Our view of what was put before us is that these issues were raised as a stumbling block in our Bill and they are equally a stumbling block here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: It was never intended to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: The definition of a void, when we sat here with the Minister, Deputy Coveney, was not a turnover of a property that was only vacated this year. We are not arguing about the capital spend. We are arguing about the definition of a void.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for coming. I want to talk about part 2 of the statutory instrument. I am a little disappointed because I thought we would have worked through our vacant housing Bill. It took a more holistic approach to converting vacant properties into residential units because it dealt with planning, fire and disability certification, as well as final certification. In its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I want to bring in Senator Murnane O'Connor as she has not spoken yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: On a technical issue, applicants must submit a commencement notice to the relevant local authority within two weeks. My concern is that we are dealing with existing structures. To return to the building control regulations, the guidance documents relate to new builds as opposed to the renovation of existing buildings, which are what we are discussing. Under the current process, an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: Can construction commence without first obtaining the relevant certificates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: While I do not wish to be technical, we do not have standard solutions for many refurbished properties because each property has a bespoke solution. Will all these bespoke solutions be signed off by the fire officer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: That completes the committee's consideration of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018, Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 and the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2018. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending and for engaging with the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government has completed its consideration of the following regulations in draft:(i) Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018, (ii) Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018, and (iii) Planning and Development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if works at a school (details supplied) will be fully completed on time following the collapse of a company in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3324/18]