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Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am not tortured.

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: It is Minister of State, Deputy Phelan.

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is shrewd.

Seanad: Master Plan for the City of Dublin: Motion (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am sure the Senator welcomes that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tax Collection (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015, which was approved by Government and published earlier this month, is primarily focussed 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 supply. One of the main provisions of the Bill is the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (24 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I have no function in relation to this roads-related issue. The Deputy may wish to raise this matter with the responsible Minister, my colleague the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (24 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 or dwelling is designed and constructed. A Fire Safety Certificate (FSC) is also required before construction work commences on new non-domestic buildings and apartment blocks...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants in this sector.The PRTB, as an independent statutory body, will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 619 together. The Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015, which was approved by Government and published earlier this month, is primarily focussed 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 supply. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 575 and 587 together. Under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, a change from one type of shop to another that does not involve works is exempted development, unless the change would have land-use impacts such as in the case of, for example, the establishment of a funeral home, a restaurant, a public house, or a premises selling hot food...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 to 578, inclusive, 582 and 588 together. Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new tenant purchase scheme for the purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines, similar to the schemes currently operating for local authority apartments and certain new local authority houses. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The review of the following the first twelve months of their operation is now well advanced. Some 170 submissions have been received during the public consultation stage of this review process which concluded on 15 May 2015. These submissions are currently being considered and my Department will produce a report on the matter by end June 2015 with a view to ensuring that any measures required...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Action 1 under Construction 2020 includes a commitment to put in place a National Framework for Housing Supply, ensuring a balanced approach in which the supply of housing is matched with projected demand, and in which emerging imbalances can be identified and rectified at an early stage. A core aspect of the National Housing Framework is the analysis of supply and projected demand data,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Contracts (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Any consumer engaging a builder to undertake building works on their behalf should as a minimum satisfy themselves that the builder is competent to undertake the works concerned (on the basis of having satisfactorily undertaken similar works for others); is tax compliant; is compliant with relevant requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act; and is prepared to sign a contract...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: 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 importance for the provision of social housing also. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Task Force on Adult Entertainment referred to was established by a previous Minister in 2007 and met twice in 2007 and a third time in January 2008. Following the deliberations of the Task Force, at that stage, the main thrust of the emerging recommendations was the introduction of a national licensing regime applied to Adult Entertainment activity under the proposed Casino regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department wrote to Donegal County Council on 18 December 2014 to advise that, on the basis of legal advice furnished to the Department, it is not possible to include a covenant providing for sub-leasing in the proposed lease of an area of reclaimed foreshore at Burtonport Harbour between the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County Council. In that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Exemptions (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 608 together. Section 10A of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) provides for a temporary exemption of at least three consecutive years from the charge to Local Property Tax (LPT) for residential properties that have been certified as having “significant pyritic damage”. To avail of the exemption, the Finance (Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Remit (23 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The provides for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme by the Pyrite Resolution Board for certain dwellings affected by pyrite damage. In this regard, the scheme is first and foremost a works scheme aimed at remediating dwellings affected by significant damage attributable to pyritic heave in the subfloor hardcore material. Remediation works are carried out in accordance with I.S....

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Deputies who made contributions today and on Tuesday on this important Bill. The number of Deputies who spoke is a clear indication of the importance of this issue and this Bill. I have been listening carefully and it has been a worthwhile debate. I do not claim to have a monopoly on wisdom. I do not think anyone does and we can all learn from the debate. As I outlined in my...