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Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Deputy. On a point of clarification, if a Member is not present in the House, do I still speak to the amendment? I do. That is fine. Amendment No. 8 in the name of Deputy Paul Murphy would prohibit the mayor from having any other occupation while amendment No. 7 in the name of Deputy Quinlivan, my Limerick colleague, and others, seeks to stop the mayor from having any other...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move amendment No. 1: In page 7, lines 16 and 17, to delete all words from and including “and” in line 16 down to and including line 17 and substitute the following: “to extend the circumstances within which a person may apply for an affordable dwelling purchase arrangement under the Affordable Housing Act 2021 and for that purpose to amend that Act; to provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (13 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not think we need formally respond to the debate.

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will respond briefly on one or two points. Deputy O'Donoghue referenced council staff. I will bring an amendment forward tomorrow, which relates to staff in the directly elected mayor's office. The mayor will be consulted on the appointment of those staff. I very much took on board what came up on Committee Stage. Deputy McNamara referred to why we are bringing forward the amendment...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Instruction to Committee (12 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That Standing Order 187 is modified in accordance with Standing Order 233(2) to provide that it be an instruction to the Committee in relation to the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023, that the Committee has power to make amendments to the Bill which are outside the scope of the existing subject matter of the Bill in relation to:the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (12 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Housing for All commits to reviewing the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme and a report on the review has been prepared by my Department. The review was informed by engagement with external stakeholders, including the Department of Health, the HSE, the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Irish Wheelchair Association. Written submissions were...

Tenancy Protection Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Based on a sample.

Tenancy Protection Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: May I speak for a second?

Tenancy Protection Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for his Bill. We are not opposing the Bill and we want to engage. I mention the empirical evidence that has been provided to us to date. The Government has noted that we are allowing the Bill to proceed to scrutiny by the relevant committee. However, the Government has noted that the reliance on the exemption has caused few disputes or referrals to the RTB....

Tenancy Protection Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Deputy O'Callaghan for bringing forward this Bill. As he stated, the Government will not be opposing the Bill and will allow it to progress for detailed debate on Committee Stage. In preparation for this, I have gone through the Bill quite forensically with the officials in order to see where we stand. I will go through a couple of aspects. It must be recognised that the legal...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(a) and 181(1).

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank all Deputies for their engagement. I believe we have had roughly seven hours of debate. I thank the officials in the Department and the planning officials here who have done an extraordinary body of work. That has to go on the record. Deputy Fitzmaurice is still in the House. I shall approach my response through the Bill itself. It is important to say that while the Deputy...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: We want people to live in rural Ireland. We want the schools to be populated. We want rural towns and rural villages to do well. Under European Union law we must comply with the habitats directive. We are currently doing an update on the national planning framework. We are meeting with the planning advisory forum, which I chair. We have a body of work commissioned with the Economic...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not know the Deputy's cousin Vinny but I know of a film called "My Cousin Vinny".

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy is forgetting that Vinny won the case.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Vinny won the case.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: CEO.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Deputy can write to me in confidence.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Bill deals with all aspects of planning. It is the framework. It will cover urban, rural and towns - the entire spectrum. We are discussing planning in the overall context. It will apply to all locations, urban and rural. I wish to make that point of clarification.