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Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: I move amendment No. 4:In page 6, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“ ‘Strategic Transport Plan’ is a transport plan drafted by a transport authority; ‘transport authority’ means either the National Transport Authority or Transport Infrastructure Ireland as defined in the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 and the Public Transport Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there are significant problems with section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, which only allows for a second extension for housing developments that commenced on site before their original planning permission expired, in view of the fact most of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has not commenced section 28 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016. [23537/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the advice which can be given to developers whose planning permission and a section 42 extension have expired and are awaiting section 28(2) commencement to apply for a second extension; if, in the intervening period, all construction work should cease until such time as the Minister decides to commence section 28...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Act provided for a second extension for a housing development with 20 or more units that had been commenced and had not required an EIA or AA screening in the initial application, rather than just in respect of a development of the type...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether a major mistake was made by him and his officials in the drafting of section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016; and his plans to hold anyone to account for this error in view of the costly effect it is having and will have on delaying major...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the specific amendments he plans to make to section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016; and his views on whether the non-enactment of section 28(2) could have very serious consequences in delaying housing...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Properties (16 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 586. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the proposed sale of Enterprise Ireland's 32% shareholding in a studio (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the vital role the studio plays in the future development of the film industry here and in County Wicklow and the potential for retaining and expanding the State's shareholding in the studio;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (11 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure for critical illness cover for departmental staff, including education and training boards staff; his views on the meaning of the term acute operative surgical treatment as listed as eligible for such cover; the full list of such acute operative surgical treatments accepted under such terms; and if he will make a statement on the...

Dublin Transport: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2017)

Pat Casey: I welcome this debate on the motion tabled by my colleague, Deputy Lahart, which aims to address the problem of transport gridlock that exists in the greater Dublin region. As a Wicklow Deputy, I want to put on record the fact that part of this congestion is because 70% of Wicklow's workers are leaving the county every day to work mostly in Dublin. This situation is unsustainable, not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank the CSO for the information it provides for us. Without the facts and data provided, it would be very hard to make decisions. I have taken a number of points from the information provided. Home ownership is at its lowest level since 1971, while average household size has increased for the first time since 1966. The average age of home owners is also increasing. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instances of cover for double hip replacement that have been assessed as appropriate for critical illness cover with regard to the assessment by a company (details supplied) for critical illness cover for teachers in the ETBs; the acute operative surgical treatments accepted under circular number 0063/2015 critical illness...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 195. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce specific measures to resolve the crisis in paediatric plastic surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21276/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (3 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 80. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have satisfied themselves that the terms of reference for the assurance review conducted into a service (details supplied) was sufficient to cover all complaints and allegations, including all protected disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (3 May 2017)

Pat Casey: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of all recommendations contained in a report (details supplied), in tabular form; the date for full publication of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20196/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank the witnesses. Deputy Ó Broin covered most of the issues. Ms Hegarty spoke of the difference between regulation and control, and the desktop and paper submissions on energy standards as compared to the administration of the building control regulations, which involve going on site visits to give approvals. The witnesses spoke of a pre-1990 period, before the local authorities...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Pat Casey: And they are then forwarded on to somebody else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Pat Casey: We are using BCAR now but if I have a problem with a property ten years on, I can look at the building owner, the assigned certifier, the design certifier, the auxiliary certifier and sub-certification. Where would I go with that claim, where would I start and how complicated will that claim be in ten years if we have all these different layers of certification and signing off? Would I be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Pat Casey: My contribution is targeted at the process rather than any individual. I want to put on record my thanks for the offer to me to have an in-depth look at the BCMS system. I will take it up in due time. I am focused on trying to create significantly more independent oversight of building controls. Currently, there are not sufficient resources at local authority level to do much more. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Building Regulations, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)

Pat Casey: That was my point. Ms Neary said that Dublin City Council had reached a level of 75% but those inspections might have only involved one visit.