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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2017: Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (15 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I wish to inform Deputy Casey that franchise is probably one of the most important sections in any Department because it is about voting, which concerns us all. The section is very small. There are only about eight people in the unit located in Customs House because the compilation of the register is the responsibility of local authorities. The franchise section effectively becomes an...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank the Senator. I am answering on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. With regard to his two final points, on a new scheme and the make-up of the current one, there are no firm proposals yet but the Department will be considering how the scheme worked and examining factors that the Senator mentioned, such as the workload for local communities before making any announcement on...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: Where is Milltown?
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I will bring back those points. They are fair and we could all agree with them.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water Services Funding (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Senator Conway-Walsh for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Eoghan Murphy, who could not make it to the Chamber today. Group water schemes is an issue close to my own heart. My late father was a founder member of the group scheme in our area, along with another local man. Both have gone to their eternal reward at this stage. In regard...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Water Services Funding (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I assure the Senator that as long as I am in this office and dealing with the Department in regard to group water schemes, while it is not my direct responsibility, this will have an advocate in me because I know the work that goes into maintaining these group schemes.
- Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I thank Senators who made contributions. I am deputising for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I will try to address some of the specific issues which were raised. I have made a list of the questions I cannot answer directly and I will try to get responses to them. As I am sure we can all agree, home sharing fulfils an important and valuable...
- Seanad: Housing and Rental Market: Statements (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I will look at the Bill. I again thank the Senators who have contributed to the debate thus far.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (14 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1338 of 7 November 2017 which sets out the position in this matter. I have no proposals at present to extend existing arrangements for postal voting. However, electoral law is subject to ongoing review and, in particular in the period ahead, provisions - operational and legal - for voter registration will be subject to review...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: It is a bit like Cork.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (8 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: The other context to this debate.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: It was not discussed by the Cabinet today, but there is a report on a review of local government concerning aspects to do with metropolitan governance, urban governance and electoral areas. As I understand from my officials, the report is due at the end of next week. The item raised by the Deputy is on the Cabinet agenda, but it was not discussed today.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I am open to discussions.
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Report (7 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1308, 1319, 1325, 1335 and 1336 together. The Programme for a Partnership Government sets out a number of commitments in relation to local government reform to ensure that local government funding, structures and responsibilities strengthen local democracy into the future. In particular, the Programme includes a commitment to consider reducing the size of...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (7 Nov 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1338 and 1339 together. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of persons who are entered in the register of electors - whole-time members of the Defence Forces; members of An Garda Síochána; Irish diplomats serving abroad and their spouses or civil partners; electors living at home who are unable to...
- National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)
John Paul Phelan: It was a region. The problem-----
- National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)
John Paul Phelan: -----is that it was a region for 30 years and it just did not work.
- National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)
John Paul Phelan: There is a way of building it into this plan.
- National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)
John Paul Phelan: That is something I believe this plan will address. I hope it does so.
- National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)
John Paul Phelan: I did not tut; I sighed.