Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008
490 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 27 February 2008, the planning authorities which have complied with circular letter PD1/08; the planning authorities which have yet to comply with it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32140/08]
View answerCircular Letter PD 1/08 required each planning authority by the end of June 2008 to develop or update, as appropriate, its policy on taking in charge residential developments, on the basis of a framework set out in the circular and wider housing and planning policy guidance. A new local government service indicator in relation to taking in charge has been introduced, which will provide benchmark data from 2009 onwards for monitoring the taking in charge process. The information to be reported annually will include: the number of estates that were taken in charge in the year in question; the total number of dwellings in these estates; and the number of estates in respect of which enforcement action was taken.
