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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: I would like to make a few points before the witnesses respond. First, do we know what impact the surface water accessing wastewater treatment plant has on the plants? If it is having a significant impact is there any way of mitigating it? The witnesses mentioned a wastewater treatment plant in my constituency, Arklow. I suppose they are right, that was not a result of lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: We will move on to Mr. Grant and will come back if Deputy Ó Broin wants to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: Before we go back, just to clear things up, is Deputy Ó Broin willing to receive written answers on the funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: We will get it back to the committee rather than going backwards and forwards here trying to find €100 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: With regard to surface water, I am more focused on smaller towns and villages where we probably will not see capital investment for a significant number of years as the focus will be on larger projects. From the few I have dealt with over the years, one could say capacity of the plant has been reduced by approximately 30% because of surface water entering the system. Is there any way that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Breach of EU Urban Wastewater Directive: Discussion (18 May 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank all of the witnesses for attending today and engaging with the committee. We look forward to meeting them all again in the near future. We will ensure that we invite the Department to attend on that occasion. The next meeting of the joint committee will take place at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 24 May 2017. The meeting will be held in private.

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

Pat Casey: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. I am glad he agreed with the comments made here tonight. We are all aware that strategic transport needs to be integrated into land use planning. While we are willing to accept his proposal that we would withdraw the amendment on the basis that it will be examined, can I ask if the Minister is proposing that the drafting of the amendments would...

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

Pat Casey: We are prepared to withdraw the amendment on the basis that we all agree that this is needed in terms of having some oversight of transport and land use planning.

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...