Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 793: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the purchase notice provisions contained in section 29 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1963 were omitted from the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29037/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The compensation provisions under the planning code were revised and consolidated in Part XII of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Changes were made to reflect experience since 1963 and the significant amendments made in 1990. In that context, it was decided that the little used provision for purchase notices was outdated and should be repealed. That position is reflected in the legislation enacted by the Oireachtas in 2000.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 794: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has given guidance to local authorities regarding the practice of requiring the establishment and employment of estate management companies in new developments as a mandatory condition of planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29139/05]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under section 34(4)(i) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities may, when granting planning permission, impose a condition for the maintenance or management of the proposed development, including the establishment of a company or the appointment of a person or body of persons to carry out such maintenance or management. Such conditions are not mandatory. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has not issued guidelines to planning authorities in respect of this matter nor does it collect statistics relating to how local authorities are carrying out this particular function.