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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (8 May 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...a further progress report on the implementation and collection of the levy in respect of the year 2023. It should be noted that under section 19 of the Act, unpaid levies due remain a charge on the land in question until they are paid. My Department will continue to engage with local authorities to ensure that all vacant site levies due are paid.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (25 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: While Local authorities are empowered under a number of statutes to acquire land, by agreement or compulsorily, for the purposes of performing any of its functions, the number of derelict sites acquired within their functional area under the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) are submitted to my Department as part of the annual return on the operation of the Act. The number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: Amendments Nos. 948, 949, 951 and 952 are of a technical and drafting nature and seek to bring clarity to sections 248 and 249 of the Bill, which empower planning authorities to enter private lands or maritime sites to lay cables, wires, ducts and pipelines and associated apparatus and set out procedures for confirming such power with the commission where the owner or occupier withholds...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...; that a person can apply to the planning authority seeking a TPO to be amended or revoked; that there is an appeals process regarding TPO decisions; that public bodies shall manage trees on their land that are subject to a TPO to ensure they do not become a hazard and shall report to the Minister where there is a need to cut down trees; that the development plan shall include a register...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...: “(13) A consent referred to in section 182 of the Act of 2000 given, before the repeal of that section by section 6, by the owner or the owner and occupier, as the case may be, of land shall be deemed to be a consent under subsection (4) given by that owner or that owner and occupier, as may be appropriate.”.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (16 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...notice in writing in such form and manner and within such period as may be prescribed, notify the following of the matters referred to in subsection (4): (a) where the permission relates primarily to land, the planning authority in whose functional area the land is situated; (b) where the permission relates primarily to a maritime site, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority. (3) The...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: I move amendment No. 792: In page 304, lines 26 and 27, to delete “Where permission for development of land or a maritime site or permission for retention is granted under this Part” and substitute “Where permission for development or retention permission is granted under this Part”.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Oversight of RTÉ's Expenditure of Public Funds and Governance Issues and Plans for Longer-term Support and Funding for Public Service Media: Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (27 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: In terms of the current lie of the land within RTÉ, did the Minister look for any of the actual reforms to see what the remuneration committee was doing about restructuring?

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
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Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...we have a contractor offsite for the past two years. What is the process or protocol in place? Certainly, the people in Ballyhaunis and the surrounding areas of east Mayo have been left in limbo land, not knowing where this project is going, nor have we had any sign of the direction of travel.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Forestry Sector (30 Jan 2024)

Alan Dillon: Go raibh maith agat for that comprehensive response. While I welcome the new terms of Ireland's €1.3 billion forestry programme and strategy, for me, the Government must be aware that there can be an excess of a good thing in our rural areas. As already stated, we must balance both the concerns and needs of a community against our environmental commitments. Creating new forests in...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023)

Alan Dillon: In the last remaining minute of my speaking time, a present which continually lands on my doorstep is the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital. Again, the Taoiseach visited the hospital last July with regard to it. There are delays in the submission of the planning application and the design. On the building and estates division within the HSE, has Mr Gloster strengthened that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...Marine if he can provide any historical evidence or documentation from the period 1906 to 1923 that confirms the completion of a purchase agreement by the Congested Districts Board for a parcel of land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33935/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can address the issue of turbary rights and the ownership of a parcel of land (details supplied) of bog/land; if the Irish Land Commission has the responsibility to deal with this area; if he has the right, as Minister, to hold the title given that the land has been paid for by the tenant purchasers; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given that a parcel of land (details supplied) was subject to dual ownership, he can clarify whether there was any evidence of tenants surrendering their interests, either through formal agreement, purchase, or court order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm if the Congested Districts Board authorised, under any Land Act, regulations at the time to seize lands occupied by tenants without formal agreement or purchase; if so, under which specific provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33938/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (11 Jul 2023)

Alan Dillon: 577. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the detailed system that the Congested Districts Board used to purchase land from tenants and the terms of repayment that were agreed upon; if it can be confirmed that the tenants repaid the full cost of the purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33939/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Jun 2023)

Alan Dillon: ...unemployment levels that are the lowest in the history of the State with thousands of jobs created throughout the country. However, the economy ranked less well when it came to infrastructure, landing in 19th place. It is very important for our long-term competitiveness that we develop our infrastructure systems to provide sufficient housing, quality transport links, robust energy...