Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 1100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of occasions on which section 35 amendment of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 and 2006 has been used by planning authorities since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1815/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department does not routinely collect data on the extent to which planning authorities have utilised the powers provided under section 35 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Accordingly, the information sought in the question is not available.

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 1101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the planning legislation to support the homezones concept which has been introduced in a number of European cities and which strikes a balance between traffic and other street users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I understand that the concept of "homezones" refers to the designation of roads by relevant roads authorities in order to place limitations on the use of the road in question, e.g. to ban vehicular traffic except for local access in order to provide a safer play area for children, or to limit the speed at which vehicles may travel. Traffic management and control is a matter for local roads authorities and the National Roads Authority, acting under the road traffic legislative code, which is a matter for the Minister for Transport. I have no function in relation to this matter.