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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (14 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I cannot comment on the data held by other Government Departments. However, my Department does not collect payroll information in the way in which the Deputy has requested it. I have, however, requested the Payroll shared service to retrieve and collate the information requested and a response will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as the material is available.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is arguing about it and he has not even read it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is not.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: They cannot.

Leaders' Questions (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: But they can be designated.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, to delete lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following:“ “prospective applicant” means a person who—(a) is the owner of the land concerned, or (b) has the written consent of the owner to make an application under section 4 in respect of that land, and who intends to apply for permission under that section in respect of that...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I can confirm that that is the intention.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 6:In page 6, line 26, to delete “or”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 7:In page 6, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(c) development that includes developments of the type referred to in paragraph (a) and of the type referred to in paragraph (b), or”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 8:In page 6, line 29, to delete “paragraph (a) or (b)” and substitute “paragraph (a), (b) or (c)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 9:In page 6, to delete lines 30 to 35 and substitute the following:“each of which may include other uses on the land, the zoning of which facilitates such use, but only if—(i) the cumulative gross floor area of the houses or student accommodation units, or both, as the case may be, comprises not less than 85 per cent, or such other percentage as may be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Can we take a vote at that stage? Is it being pushed to a vote?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I want to try to reassure members. I spend quite a lot of time travelling to different parts of the country to speak to councils on this issue and many others. To be clear, we are not bypassing local authorities . The process will be that a developer who wants to develop more than 100 houses, or more than 200 student accommodation units, will have an informal consultation with local...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: There is a site notice and there is no ambiguity about that aspect.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is by way of regulations. We gave a clear commitment on the issue during the discussions. I ask the Deputy to be accurate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I suggest we forget the politics of this matter for a moment. I would be genuinely concerned if people thought that we were trying to put in place a fast-track system that did not deliver robust decisions or facilitate the public in terms of offering their opinions, objections or whatever. The vast majority of proposals on this scale go to An Bord Pleanála. The board nearly always...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Not that many of them came through An Bord Pleanála, but I suspect that some of them have done so. From my experience, with some exceptions, the public has a lot of faith in An Bord Pleanála to make fair, balanced and responsible decisions. The legislation refers to a small segment of developments. In County Galway there has been one application for a housing estate in the past...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Deputy Catherine Murphy had a question on the penalty. We felt that, if we were going to provide for them, there had to be a consequence if the statutory periods were not delivered upon. The truth is that my Department will probably be funding the fine, but the fact that it is being paid at all is what will ensure compliance. Having spoken at length with An Bord Pleanála, I am...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 85:In page 26, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following:“Construction of section 144 (fees payable to Board) of Act of 2000 during specified period 18. Subsection (1A) of section 144 of the Act of 2000 has effect during the specified period—(a) as if in paragraph (b) “or for any strategic housing development (within the meaning of section 3...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Did the Deputy pick up those things as well?