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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (25 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I have approved the application from Donegal County Council in respect of proposed dredging at Magheraroarty Pier and re-use of the dredged material at nearby Dooey Strand. The draft licence is in the final stages of execution and I expect the sealed licence to issue soon.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Social housing developments by a local authority may be approved by the members of a local authority under the procedures set out in Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, unless the development requires an Environmental Impact Assessment or an appropriate assessment, in which case it must be submitted to An Bord Pleanála under sections 175 or 177AE of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 863 and 867 together. Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines. The Government's Social Housing Strategy 2020includes a commitment to introduce the new tenant purchase scheme by the second quarter of 2015. Full details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with each local authority providing the remaining 10%. My...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply to Question No 538 of 3 March 2015. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord 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. Receipt of a determination order is the official...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 885 and 886 together. In accordance with section 2 of the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended), the power to enter into a lease in respect of State-owned foreshore rests solely with the appropriate Minister as defined in law. Section 13A(2)(c) of the Foreshore Act 1933 empowers the Minister to rely on the advice of officials, consultants, experts or other...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: According to the 2013 Report on Service Indicators in Local Authorities, which was published by the Local Government Management Agency in December 2014, the following are the most recent details in relation to the taking in charge of housing estates in Galway City and County. Table 2013 - Council No. The number of residential estates for which the planning permission has expired, in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The operation of the tenant purchase scheme for local authority apartments is a matter for individual housing authorities under Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Housing (Tenant Purchase of Apartments) Regulations 2011. Further Regulations will made in due course prescribing the form of, and the terms and conditions to be specified in, the transfer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The foreshore consent process is set out in the Foreshore Act 1933 (as amended). In general terms, applications are considered internally, subject to a consultation process and observations are sought from key stakeholders, commonly referred to as the Marine Licence Vetting Committee. The document referred to was the report arising from a research project funded through the Renewable...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 917 together. My Department has given preliminary consideration to the arrangements in place for oversight of new single dwellings and extensions to existing dwellings in advance of the anticipated full formal review of the broader operation of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 9 of 2014). While costs are determined...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Licence Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: A number of applications to harvest seaweed on a commercial scale are currently before my Department. These applications are being assessed in the context of the relevant regulatory framework, including any obligations that may arise under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. Following the conclusion of the application assessment process and having considered the recommendations of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (24 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Funding provided by my Department to Dublin City Council for the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability is available on my Department's website at the following link: by selecting ‘Social and Affordable Housing’, ‘Housing Adaptation Grants by Area 2008 to date’. Exchequer funding of over €37 million was provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: An Bord Pleanála is required by section 34(10) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, to state the main reasons and considerations on which its decisions on planning appeals are based, including reasons for the imposition of any conditions. An Bord Pleanála is required to also indicate the main reasons for not accepting any recommendation to grant/refuse permission...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) published two major reports on the private rented sector in 2014, entitled Future of the Private Rented Sector and Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector. Both reports are available on the PRTB website at and . The rent stability report includes an examination of rent regulation regimes in other countries and puts forward a series of policy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Pond is not defined in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Class 6 of Part 1 of Schedule 2, Part 1 (Exempted development – General) of the Regulations includes an exemption from the requirement to obtain planning permission for the construction of any path, drain or pond or the carrying out of any landscaping works within the curtilage of a house. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Provision of housing within Dublin’s docklands is a key part of its continuing development with the population of the area expected to increase by almost 6,000 in the coming years. Specific objectives have been included under Chapter 4 of the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme to ensure that future housing provision meets the needs of the area,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Inspections (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. These Regulations were updated by the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2009. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply given in the Topical Issues Debate on this matter on 25 February 2015 which sets out the up-to-date position.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (12 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The first three phases of the remediation works for Priory Hall are ongoing and planning of the subsequent phases is advancing. I understand from Dublin City Council that marketing agents have been appointed to advise on a marketing strategy for the overall complex.