Results 1-20 of 7,857 for speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to publish, or lay before the Oireachtas, any legal advice received by his Department or the NTA regarding the lawful basis for funding public realm works where the planning authority is in breach of its statutory planning obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to complaints made to the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Ombudsman concerning the legality and governance of NTA funding decisions, particularly those referenced in correspondence from a Councillor (details supplied) dated 7 May 2025; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether NTA embedded staff are required to comply with local authority planning policies; whether any guidelines exist to govern oversight and accountability of these activities by elected members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he has received any reports or complaints that the NTA has dividing large public works into smaller phases to bypass environmental and planning assessment requirements under the Planning and Development Acts and the SEA Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31635/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether Fingal County Council is currently in breach of statutory obligations under section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, having failed to adopt Local Area Plans for multiple relevant urban areas since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has considered issuing a direction under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to Fingal County Council for its repeated failure to adopt mandatory local area plans in urban centres with populations over 5,000, as confirmed by the High Court in Byrne v FCC & Ors [2025] IEHC 204; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the current legal standing of planning permissions granted in North County Dublin in areas where local area plans have been statutorily required but not adopted since 2000, including whether such permissions are legally sound or open to challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether county development plans adopted in the absence of required local area plans are legally valid; the advice issued to local authorities and An Bord Pleanála regarding zoning and planning in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the absence of statutory local area plans in Fingal since 2000 constitutes a breach of Ireland’s obligations under Articles 6 and 7 of the Aarhus Convention and whether he has received legal advice on potential breaches of public participation rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the number of local area plans currently in effect across all functional areas of Fingal County Council and what the Department’s plan is for bringing the county into compliance with the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has carried out or commissioned any audit or review of systemic failures by Fingal County Council to prepare mandatory local area plans since the Planning and Development Act 2000 came into force; and if so, to publish its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he acknowledges that the Office of the Planning Regulator raised concerns during the preparation of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023–2029 regarding the absence of mandatory local area plans for settlements over 5,000 population; and if so, to clarify the reason no action was taken under section 31 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the Office of the Planning Regulator who raised concerns during the preparation of the Fingal County Development Plan 2023–2029 regarding the absence of mandatory local area plans for settlements over 5,000 population, failed to exercise its statutory requirement to ensure the plans as made...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (12 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm whether he or his Department has at any time represented in correspondence, Dáil statements, or other public forums that Fingal County Council was in compliance with its obligations under section 19 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 regarding local area plans, and if so, to clarify the factual basis...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the forthcoming RHO will deal with the liquid fuel and gas sectors separately given the fact that the liquid fuel sector will be in a position to deliver a higher obligation rate the gas sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the preparation of the forthcoming RHO, has he considered the creation of a separate scheme for liquid fuels which could be combined with highly successful RTFO. [29216/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions that will be made for a person who has to transfer their UK licence for insurance purposes; if his Department will acknowledge classes not recognised by the NDLS should that person wish to return to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29159/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal road accidents involving a HGV vehicle that occurred in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29160/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of fatal road accidents involving a HGV vehicle that occurred in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29231/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of the fatal road-traffic accidents involving a HGV vehicle in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the number of those vehicles that were travelling in excess of the permitted speeds for a HGV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29235/25]