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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: The division bell did not ring properly, Chairman.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: No. The bell stopped ringing and you called the vote. There is normally a four-minute wait when the bell stops. I waited for the bell to stop before coming down. I would have made it if-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will withdraw amendment No. 614 with the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Amendments Nos. 633 and 692 to 694, inclusive, are related and may be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (26 Mar 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: In section 82(3)(b)(iv), in the context of parks – I am not trying to go against the Deputy – do I have a beneficial interest in a park? Technically I own it, do I not?

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

Niall Collins: I thank the Deputy for raising this Topical Issue on planning enforcement proceedings in respect of the unauthorised development of log cabins. I would point out that, under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, the Minister with responsibility for planning is specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in respect of any particular case with which a...

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

Mattie McGrath: I am very disappointed with that reply. The Minister of State mentioned that timber was not a problem. One of the two reasons the person I am referring to was twice refused planning permission by the county council had to do with the nature and aesthetics of the structure. That means the timber. Negotiations are ongoing and he has been told that if he plasters or renders it, he might get...

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If I could interpret this for a moment, what the Deputy and the Minister of State are at odds about here is that we are being told that, legally, the Minister has no authority to enact legislation to overrule an enforcement order. The local authority, on the other hand, has the wherewithal to withdraw its enforcement actions.

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

Mattie McGrath: Of course, but I am asking for a statutory-----

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister of State is telling the Deputy that-----

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

Mattie McGrath: No. Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle-----

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Wait. The Minister of State is saying that the Minister does not have the statutory power to supersede an enforcement order.

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

Mattie McGrath: I accept that.

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: He would have the statutory power to introduce a new provision providing that local authorities would deal with other cases not the subject of enforcement.

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

Mattie McGrath: Yes.

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is my reading of what the Minister of State is saying to us.

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

Mattie McGrath: That is the Topical Issue I submitted - a statutory instrument to allow for-----

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can we hear from the Minister of State?

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

Mattie McGrath: There are thousands of these cases all over the country, including in the cities. That is what I am looking for. It is one pillar, and a very good one, to solve our housing crisis.

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I call the Minister of State, please. I am not trying to complicate this.

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