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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I will not move amendment No. 56 on the basis that the Government confirms it will be brought forward as an amendment in the Seanad.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I move amendment No. 74:In page 47, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“(b) by inserting the following new paragraph after paragraph (i):“(ia) requiring planning authorities to ensure that any interventions made by elected members in respect of specific planning applications are noted on the planning application file and that the file is made available for public...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I do not wish to discuss it. I just want confirmation from the Government that it will prepare related amendments and table them in the Seanad.

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister for his reply, although I note it appears to be identical to the reply I received when I submitted a parliamentary question last week. That is not good enough. The Minister for Education and Skills should not be content with observing from the sidelines as the dreams and aspirations of the school community in Bray are dashed. As a result of Government incompetence,...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (30 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: Two schools in Bray are completely unsure as to when their school buildings will open and what their future maintenance services will be due to the collapse of Carillion. Coláiste Ráithín and St. Philomena's in Bray are awaiting the completion and opening of the long-awaited essential buildings. When the news broke I immediately contacted the Department by means of a...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: It is important that I, as a Deputy, put on the Dáil record my position on the upcoming referendum on the eighth amendment. I believe that following the Citizens' Assembly and the joint committee report, there is a requirement for a referendum to allow the Irish people decide on the future of the eighth amendment. The Constitution belongs to the Irish people and there is ample evidence...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: We have not used eight.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: We have only used seven.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2018: Motion (25 Jan 2018)

Pat Casey: There is an eighth slot left.

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.