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

Thomas Gould: I will not go over what my colleagues have said. Last week I expressed my concerns about local democracy and taking away powers from councillors. There have been huge changes in local authorities from when I became a councillor in 2009 to now. I am concerned about any reduction in the power or ability of councillors to have a say. In his response, the Minister might explain the reason for...

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

Thomas Gould: I will follow on from what Deputy O'Callaghan has said and the Minister's response. The Minister said the section will only be used in national emergencies and extreme cases but the worry is the wording. He also said that this would not be used on an ongoing basis but the problem is that the section has been included, which gives additional powers to Ministers and the Government. That...

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.

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

Niall Collins: Of course, and I fully understand the points the Deputy is making. I come across this issue in my own constituency regularly. The Deputy pointed out 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...

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

Cuireadh an Dáil ar athló ar 4.38 p.m. go dtí 2 p.m., Dé Máirt, an 9 Aibreán 2024. The Dáil adjourned at 4.38 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 April 2024.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (21 Mar 2024)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State can understand the frustration of local public representatives because everything is answered except the question that is fundamental to the issue, that is, how to restore the access that was there before September last. At that time, some of us put forward the idea of seeking an interim injunction to state the case for the State to access its...

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