Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 October 2006
197 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, when he is reviewing part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 he will include purpose built crèches, currently constructed with every 75 dwellings, as a community gain with developments that return cash not houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31456/06]
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The legislation provides that any Part V monies accumulated by a planning authority should be lodged to a separate account which should only be used as capital for its functions under Part V or as capital by a housing authority for its functions in relation to the provision of housing under the Housing Acts 1966 to 2002. This could include meeting the capital costs of providing childcare facilities in both new and existing local authority housing estates.
A review of Part V was undertaken by my Department in consultation with major stakeholders in 2002 and resulted in a number of changes to Part V, which were introduced in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002. I am satisfied that Part V is contributing significantly to the provision of social and affordable housing and while I have no proposals for another formal review of Part V at this time, I can confirm that my Department keeps its operation under continuous appraisal.
