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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I have a quick final question. Is it glass, plastic and cans?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Regulations: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (11 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It is plastic and cans, but not glass. All right.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Ireland (9 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire for being here. This is a very important matter, as are all of the matters being raised by the Senators in this House. We appreciate the Minister's time given all the pressures that are on it. We are seeking an update from the Minister and his Department on funding to provide an international centre of excellence for Na Píobairí Uilleann on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Ireland (9 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. It is welcome news that the Department is engaging with the city council and is looking favourably on this proposal. It is important that we preserve our unique heritage. It is called the sound of Ireland because of the unique sound that uilleann pipes create, the uniqueness of the instrument, the complexity of it and the richness of that sound. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I pay tribute to the young people in Cabra who have been awarded one of the first ever rainbow awards. It was presented to them this morning. It was my privilege as chair of Cabra for Youth to attend with them. It was presented for completion of an achievement of a rainbow award, which signifies the organisation's commitment to diversity, inclusion, respect and solidarity. Cabra for Youth...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I draw the House's attention to the fact that the National Transport Authority, NTA, has submitted a planning application for DART south west to connect the Kildare line and upgrade it to a DART-like service to run through the Phoenix Park Tunnel at Heuston, through Cabra, Glasnevin and on to Connolly. This is a welcome development. Increased provision of reliable and affordable public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Hogan for his presentation and I apologise for being late. There is broad welcome for this legislation. The idea of a land tax has been talked about for decades, as has the idea that the State would share in the benefit of any increased value brought about through the rezoning of lands. The move will be broadly welcomed. If those funds can then be used to accelerate, or at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: The general scheme refers also to creating capacity to apply a land value sharing tax at a future point to other changes in land zonings. Why not include that from the outset?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: To return to my earlier question about the economic appraisal, did it capture or identify any potential negatives arising from this phased approach?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I had asked about whether negative unintended consequences might arise from the fact the land value sharing tax is proposed, in the initial instance, to apply to changes in land zoning to residential use. Did the economic appraisal identify any potential for reactions in doing that and not introducing a tax also for other land zoning changes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It was zoned residential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I would like to clarify whether the land value sharing, in its initial introduction, will apply only to lands where the zoning is changed to residential.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: They are ring-fenced for the local authority, but it is a sticking point with a lot of local authority members. Within the local authority, what scope will elected members have? I am not great at geography, but I am thinking of maybe Cork County Council, which is a big county council. Is there an area for, let us say, west Cork, or Clonakilty, for example?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I agree with Mr. Hogan, obviously, that any funds coming into the local authorities should be used, as a priority, for the area for which they were intended. We all live in the real world. Sometimes there can be other competing priorities and it may make sense, because of other funding streams coming in, for the funds to be diverted. What is critical for the local authority members is that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Okay. In terms of the penalties, Mr. Hogan said the charge is enduring. To clarify, it is enduring but not escalating. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: When it is collected, it is collected at what rate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: In a virtual sense.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (4 May 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I guess most local authorities are really going to welcome this, because they will see it as an opportunity to collect some new funds, and generate some income for the local authority, which they can then invest, potentially, in improving infrastructure, etc. However, what scope will the local authorities have to determine how those funds are spent? Will larger local authorities have scope...