Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to put in place a national register of non-compliant developers who have a history of enforcement proceedings taken against them or who have a history of leaving house estates unfinished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37831/11]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The developer of a residential estate is statutorily required to complete the development in accordance with the terms of the planning permission. A development which has not been completed in accordance with the planning permission is unauthorised development. Enforcement of planning control is a matter for the planning authority, which can take action where a development requiring planning permission has not obtained this permission, or where permission has not been complied with.

While my Department may be informed from time to time of particular cases relating to enforcement action or resolutions, it is primarily the responsibility of planning authorities to administer the development management process within their area, to provide for proper enforcement of planning control and to take all appropriate steps to ensure that development takes place in compliance with national and EU law.

The implementation of the law in individual cases is a matter for the planning authority and ultimately for the courts in any case coming before them. I have no plans to put in place a register along the lines proposed.