Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ministerial directions that have been issued annually since 2011 in order that development plans, including material contraventions and variations of development plans and local area plans are consistent with existing national, regional, and county planning policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/15]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if patterns have emerged, since the Local Government Reform Act was introduced in 2014, in relation to the issues or causes that have necessitated ministerial directions in development plans and local area plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/15]

Paudie Coffey (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together.

Since 2011, 14 ministerial directions have been issued under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, to local authorities in respect of their development planning functions as outlined in the following table.

Since the enactment of the Local Government Reform Act in 2014, I am not aware of any patterns emerging as regards the operation of this legislation that have had implications for Ministerial Directions on development plans and local area plans.