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

Ossian Smyth: ..., to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following: “ “certificate” has the meaning given to it by subsection (3) of section 231; “existing use value”, in relation to the value of land on the date permission relating to the land is granted, means the value of the land calculated— (a) by reference to its use immediately before the permission...

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

Ossian Smyth: ...under section 47 of the Act of 2000 or section 38 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1963 that was— (a) made for the purpose of restricting or regulating the development of land, and (b) in force immediately before the repeal of the said section 47 by section 6, shall, on and after that repeal, be deemed to be an agreement made under this section, and...

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

Ossian Smyth: ...of any structure" by also requiring the “restoration” of such a structure. The function of this section is to remove or discontinue a use or structure. The level and requirement to restore land on foot of a notice under this section is one that should be made on a case-by-case basis. I am happy that given the function of this section, which is a serious and exceptional...

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

Ossian Smyth: ...and seek to bring clarity to the provisions as drafted. They relate to section 236 of the Bill, which sets out provisions consequential on a notice requiring the discontinuance of works or use of land; the removal or alteration of a structure; or works or use of land to be subject to conditions. This amendment merely splits section 236(3) into two separate subsections for increased...

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

Ossian Smyth: Amendment No. 940 seeks to insert a new provision allowing land to be declared access land and sets out the procedures for same. This amendment would introduce significant changes to the right of access to lands. This is not the function of the planning system. It would introduce significant legal issues relating to land ownership and consequent liability considerations, notwithstanding...

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

Ossian Smyth: ...245. Section 244 is on the creation of rights of way by agreement and section 245 is on the creation of rights of way through compulsory purchase. The local authority cannot point to a piece of land that is privately owned and announce that, from then on, it is going to be a right away. It does not have that power. If there is an established and long-standing right away, it can...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (14 Feb 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and Exchequer funding regarding the national roads programme. Once funding arrangements have been put in place with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, under the Roads Acts 1993 to 2015 and in line with the national development plan, NDP, the planning, design, improvement and upgrading of individual national roads is a matter for TII,...

Seanad: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Ossian Smyth: ...systems in the energy market, prevents the Minister for the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications from assuming the role of majority shareholding Minister in Gas Networks Ireland and in its parent, Ervia. As such, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is the majority shareholding Minister for Ervia. Ervia manages national gas infrastructure through...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (14 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...protocol fully reflects the requirements of circulars by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform on the disposal of surplus property, and the protocol satisfies the obligations of section 53 of Land Development Agency Act. The Land Development Agency is advised prior to the disposal of any property of its availability and is invited to declare its interest in...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...12, which deals with the transfer of rights and liabilities and the continuation of leases, licenses and permissions granted by a dissolved body. While this section is a standard technical provision to transfer land and any other property and all contracts agreements and arrangements, a technical amendment is required to include all interests in lands and all rights, powers and privileges...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (16 Nov 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...will focus on the functions and mandate of the commission and resourcing requirements to support the just transition commission in its work. I understand the savings on waste management relate to landfill remediation projects. The Deputy will be familiar with the landfill remediation programme. We have historical landfill sites around the country that were illegal or historical dumps,...

Seanad: Budget 2024 (Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform): Statements (10 Oct 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...tax. Senator Warfield mentioned tax on private jets. I have spoken with the Department of Finance on this. We are working on that. Of course, there is a range of taxes on private jets. There is a suggestion at EU level that we levy a special landing fee on all private jets. We are researching how we will do that in Ireland. We may bring it in before the rest of the EU. I agree with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Ossian Smyth: My understanding is that someone can use CCTV to cover his or her own land. Now I may be wrong.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...that it is picking up things that are just outside of someone's curtilage. I am happy to discuss that with the Deputy in more detail. My understanding is people can put a CCTV system on their own land.

Gas (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (27 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ..., supply and transmission systems in the energy market prevents the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications from assuming the role of majority-shareholding Minister in Gas Networks Ireland, GNI, and its parent, Ervia. As such, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is the majority-shareholding Minister for Ervia, which manages national gas infrastructure...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (6 Jul 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...notices the people of East Cork have experienced over the last number of years. This involves a major upgrade of the water treatment plant. A contractor has been appointed to undertake the design and construction, land has been acquired and a planning application was submitted by Uisce Éireann in January 2023. Planning permission was approved by Cork County Council in May 2023....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Infrastructure (6 Jul 2023)

Ossian Smyth: .... I have the honour of being responsible for delivering it. We are connecting or passing approximately 8,000 homes per month at the moment. Half of all homes, businesses and farms in rural Ireland will have gigabit internet available by next year. The project is moving at speed. I will bring the House up to date about what is happening in County Roscommon and so on. The State...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Ossian Smyth: I thank the Chair, Senator Davitt and those in the Gallery. During the pandemic, there was an acceleration in the pace of digitisation in Ireland. Because people could not travel around and many facilities, businesses and Government facilities were shut down, they were forced to go online. As people were worried about becoming infected, they were doing things like visiting their doctors...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...available for examination by the public. This Bill before the House today will amend the existing Act in order to build on the current strong legislative foundation and further strengthen Ireland’s lobbying laws, thus ensuring that the regulation of lobbying framework remains up to date and fit for purpose. To date, three statutory reviews have taken place under the 2015 Act. The...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (20 Apr 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...sanctions imposed by SIPO at present must be confirmed by the Circuit Court. Senator Gavan offered a partial welcome to the Bill and outlined problems that occurred in the past in lobbying in Ireland. He also asked that we move to a shorter review period rather than going from three years to five years. We found in practice that it can take a year to carry out the review, so we were in...