asked the Minister for Local Government if he will give a list of estates yet remaining to be completed in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and the number of years these estates have remained uncompleted.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Estates.
6.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
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Year in which houses were completed |
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(A) Dublin County Council area |
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Name of Estate |
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Wyattville |
1967 |
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Granville, Newtownpark Avenue |
1967 |
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Name of Estate |
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Brookville Park, Stradbrook |
1962 |
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Ulster Terrace, Stillorgan |
1964 |
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Oakdale Drive, Cabinteely |
1968 |
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Carysfort Grove Avenue |
1964 |
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Clonkeen Drive, Foxrock |
1965 |
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Springhill Avenue, Stradbrook |
1965 |
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Brewery Estate, Stillorgan |
1967 |
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Mount Belton Estate (section 4) Killiney |
1967 |
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Park Developments, Clonkeen |
1968 |
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Holly Park, Foxrock |
1968 |
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Linden Lea, Stillorgan |
1953 |
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Allen Park, Stillorgan |
1965 |
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Wynberg Park, Stradbrook |
1961 |
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McLoughlin Development, Foxrock |
1964 |
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Grove Lawn, Blackrock |
1964 |
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(B) Dún Laoghaire Borough area |
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Anglesea Estate, Killiney |
1965 |
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Rosepark |
1966 |
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Richmond Avenue Extension |
1964 |
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Gracefield |
1965 |
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Ormeau Drive, Dalkey |
1960 |
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McCoy Park, Dalkey |
1968 |
7.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will consider setting up an inquiry under an officer of his Department to inquire as to why estates in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown have not been taken in charge, and to provide solutions to this serious problem.
8.
asked the Minister for Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation to prevent a developer leaving an estate unfinished before being allowed to go on to other developments.
I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to deal with Questions Nos. 7 and 8 together.
While I appreciate and share the Deputy's concern about housing estates which have not been properly completed and which, because of this, have not yet been taken in charge by the planning authorities concerned, I do not feel that the setting up of an inquiry as suggested by the Deputy would serve much purpose. The Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963, went as far as it could in enabling planning authorities to apply the enforcement powers in the Act to cases where estates were developed on the basis of permissions granted under the Planning Act of 1934. It has, however, become increasingly clear that these enforcement powers are not going to provide a solution in cases where, for example, the terms of the original permission were vague or imprecise or where the developers have died or gone out of business. I have been pressing the planning authorities concerned to take whatever other action is open to them to clear up the residue of these older cases and I intend to continue to do so. As regards Dublin County Council, I have been informed that they have settled on a fixed programme which should result in the clearance of practically all the older cases in a comparatively short time. In the Dún Laoghaire area, the problem does not appear to be quite so formidable but I intend to call for special reports on all outstanding cases there.
The powers conferred by the 1963 Act should be effective in preventing a recurrence of the problem of unfinished estates in the future. As regards the older type of case which I mentioned earlier, I intend to keep the position under review to see what further action is necessary.