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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: If Deputy Wallace has concerns around the provisions on the 10% and if he is telling me there are ways out of providing it, let us hear it rather than just saying it without coming up with a substantial argument behind it.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: He would have the money.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: He would be going back to building ghettos, which Deputy Wallace would oppose. One has to get the balance right.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the debate as it is important to debate this critical issue. Let me assure Deputies that we share their ambition to deliver as many houses as possible to address the housing need. We might not agree on how we will do it but the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly and I are adamant that we focus our attention on trying to find ways to leverage...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I accept the grouping of amendments covers a range of areas. I will try to address some of the issues raised. Deputy Catherine Murphy inquired about how the European Investment Bank could assist and fund social housing. Some approved housing bodies already have the structures and capacity in place. They have proven they can raise funds via...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank Deputies Murphy, Boyd Barrett, Stanley and Coonan for their engagement on this amendment. I acknowledge that, in the past, there were very difficult negotiations and complex court cases. I agree with Deputy Murphy that, to be fair, local authorities have been denuded of many experienced staff in recent years. In terms of addressing that, where local authorities are making proposals...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: It was addressed.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I will not be accepting the proposal to delete section 36. Section 36 provides that the exemption from the Part V provisions shall henceforth apply only to developments of nine units or fewer. Previously, the exemption from the provisions of Part V applied only to developments of four or fewer. This ensures, for example, that one social housing unit in a development of ten units - 10% of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 32:In page 22, after line 38, to insert the following: “PART 6AMENDMENT OF HOUSING (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2009 Amendment of section 31 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 37. Section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1): "(1) This section applies to a...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I can understand where the Deputies are coming from, but I will not be accepting the amendment and I will try to explain why. I agree with Deputy Boyd Barrett that we cannot fail this time and we need to learn from the mistakes of the past. That is why we need to refocus our resources and our attention on urban regeneration, where the need is and where services are available. We are...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 38:In page 5, line 9, after "Act 2000" to insert ", to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009".

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Provision (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 597 and 625 together. The private rental sector has grown to become a major component of the housing market, meeting the accommodation needs of approximately one-fifth of all households. Close to one-third of households living in the sector are in receipt of housing support in the form of rent supplement or other State support and so the sector is of key...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Part B (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations, and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document B, sets down clearly the statutory minimum standards of fire safety provision which must be achieved when a new building is designed and constructed or when an existing building is subject to works involving an extension, a material alteration or a material change of use. A Fire Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Section 130 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides statutory recognition for the role of elected members in determining policy, by resolution, in accordance with the 2001 Act and other enactments relating to that authority.  In relation to planning, section 2(7) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that the doing of anything that is required under the Act that is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: In purchasing goods and services, including aggregates, local authorities are required to comply fully with both national and European Union public procurement rules as set out in guidelines from the Office of Government Procurement within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In this context, the procurement of any goods and services is a matter for individual local authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603 and 604 together. In purchasing goods and services, including ready-mix concrete, local authorities and other bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to comply fully with both national and European Union public procurement rules as set out in guidelines from the Office of Government Procurement within the Department of Public Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605 and 606 together. In purchasing goods and services, including aggregates, local authorities and other bodies under the aegis of my Department are required to comply fully with both national and European Union public procurement rules as set out in guidelines from the Office of Government Procurement within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants relating to, inter alia, security of tenure and the termination of tenancies. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Teanga Gaeilge (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Tuigtear go gcuireann údaráis phleanála coinníollacha go ginearálta le chead pleanála ar eastát cónaithe a chuireann gá ar an t-iarratasóir pleananna ar ainmniú an eastáit a chur isteach chun fhormheas a fháil. Tá coistí ainmneacha ag a lán údaráis áitiúil, a folaíonn oifigigh agus...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (30 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632 to 634, inclusive, together. The Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015, which was approved by Government and published earlier this month, is primarily focused on addressing housing supply-related issues with a view to facilitating increased activity in the housing construction sector, particularly in the Dublin area where demand currently outstrips...