Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 November 2015
235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the 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]
Amharc ar fhreagra236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the 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]
Amharc ar fhreagraI 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.
|
No. |
Planning Authority |
Development Plan / Local Area Plan |
Year |
|
1 |
Limerick City and County Council |
Proposed Adare Local Area Plan 2015-2021 |
2015 |
|
2 |
Cork County Council |
Cork County Development Plan 2014 |
2015 |
|
3 |
Kildare County Council |
Material Alteration to the proposed Variation No.3 to Kildare County Development Plan |
2015 |
|
4 |
Donegal County Council |
Variation No. 2 to Donegal County Development Plan |
2014 |
|
5 |
Limerick City and County Council |
Variation No.2 to Limerick County Development Plan 2010-2016 |
2014 |
|
6 |
Limerick City and County Council |
Amendment No.1 to Southern Environs Local Area Plan 2011-2017 |
2014 |
|
7 |
Roscommon County Council |
Roscommon Town Local Area Plan |
2014 |
|
8 |
Westmeath County Council |
Draft Westmeath County Development Plan |
2014 |
|
9 |
Westmeath County Council |
Draft Mullingar Local Area Plan |
2014 |
|
10 |
South Tipperary County Council |
Carrick-on-Suir Town Development Plan 2013 |
2014 |
|
11 |
Wicklow County Council. |
Amendments to the Wicklow-Rathnew Dev. Plan 2013-2019 |
2013 |
|
12 |
Midleton Town Council |
Midleton Town Development Plan 2013 |
2013 |
|
13 |
Laois County Council |
Mountmellick Local Area Plan 2012-2018 |
2012 |
|
14 |
Clare County Council |
South Clare Local Area Plan 2012-2018 |
2012 |
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.
