Results 1-20 of 167 for land speaker:Niall Collins

Did you mean: and speaker:67?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: Amendment No. 914 seeks to delete section 224(2)(b) which gives local authorities the option of accepting houses in lieu of land. We cannot accept this proposed amendment as it is important for local authorities to have as many options as possible available to them when negotiating a Part V agreement, including the provision of houses off-site for reasons of affordability and suitability. ...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: ...of what the Deputy referred to is going to be the remit of the LDA. We think that section 377, as it stands, already in the Bill is pretty adequate in respect of where a local authority can CPO land for its housing strategy. We are not, therefore, accepting the Deputy's amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: ...a report on CPO reform and the Government is committed to reviewing it and bringing forward legislation if needed, which would include changes to the CPO process in planning. In addition, a land value sharing Bill is being prepared and it will come forward as a stand-alone Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: The wording is "consisting of the provision of four or fewer houses or for housing on land of 0.1 ha or less."

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: It is page 414. Section 231(3) states: A person may, before applying for permission in respect of a development— (a) consisting of the provision of 4 or fewer houses, or (b) for housing on land of 0.1 hectares or less apply to the planning authority concerned for a certificate stating that this Chapter shall not apply to a grant of permission in respect of the development...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: I am aware the Minister received a priority parliamentary question on this recently. The purpose of land use zoning is to indicate the development management objectives of the local authorities' administrative area, generally whether residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, as open space or otherwise or a mixture of those uses. Land use zoning is determined at the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: Section 97(3) of the 2000 Act states: (3) A person may, before applying for permission in respect of a development— (a) consisting of the provision of 4 or fewer houses, or (b) for housing on land of 0.2 hectares or less, apply to the planning authority. It is the exact same wording.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: Amendment No. 1053 pertains to Part 13 and related Part 14 which deal with the appropriation and disposal of land, including through compulsory purchase. It has been decided not to amend Parts 13 and 14 until a review of the recently published report of the Law Reform Commission has been reviewed and considered. Therefore, I cannot accept this amendment at this time. We will consider the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Niall Collins: It is the same as the disposal of any land. It must go through the process.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: ...an instance in my constituency of which he was aware. I will make the Minister aware of the points that the Deputy has raised. The Minister cannot halt an enforcement. Under the law of the land, he cannot step in and write a statutory instrument or create a regulation to halt an enforcement. He just does not have that authority or power as Minister under the planning Act, as the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (21 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: ...the topic of bus stops is emotive. My own father lobbied me for a bus stop near our house for many years - approximately 15 years - and one arrived there last year but I had nothing to do with it landing there. I will convey all of that.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: 980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the distance land needs to be outside of a special protection area before forestry planting can occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12033/24]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024)

Niall Collins: ...of these proposed amendments and the revision of publication requirements, which we can see merit in. With respect to site notices, there may be practical issues relating to their placement on land that is not in the ownership or control of a planning authority. The notification procedures are at present designed around informing the owner of the property intended to be protected in...

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Niall Collins: ...last year. We know that delivery must be expanded and accelerated and we are building the capacity to do that across our delivery partners: local authorities, first homes, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency. We will continue to build on this momentum as delivery scales up further in 2023 and beyond. First-time buyer numbers are growing. CSO data shows that some...

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Sep 2023)

Niall Collins: The Acting Chair is a very fair air traffic controller. They missed their landing slot but we will allow them to land.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Jul 2023)

Niall Collins: 283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on land acquisition adjacent to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32184/23]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2023)

Niall Collins: ...: In page 44, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following: “(16) In this section— “premises” includes any vessel, aircraft, vehicle and any other means of transport, as well as land and any other fixed or moveable structure; “records, plans, reports, books or accounts” includes copies of records, plans, reports, books or accounts.”.

Personal Explanation by Minister of State (27 Apr 2023)

Niall Collins: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to address the recent focus and speculation regarding the sale by Limerick County Council of land in Patrickswell, County Limerick, in 2008. I am in absolutely no doubt that my actions in respect of this matter were at all times legally correct. I was a member of Limerick County Council up to my election to Dáil Eireann in May 2007....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Niall Collins: ...delivery over the next five years, has introduced a more strategic approach to housing delivery. Local authorities are working closely with their approved housing body delivery partners and the Land Development Agency to develop the pipelines to ensure that we meet these targets, which will in turn reduce reliance on the HAP scheme. The increase up to 1,500 social housing acquisitions...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Niall Collins: ...homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4 billion per annum through an overall combination of €12 billion in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5 billion in funding through the Land Development Agency and €5 billion funding through the Housing Finance Agency. Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social...