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Tuesday 20 October 2020
Jan O’Sullivan said it was now a matter of deciding whether an entirely new entity should be created or if the current system should be adapted.
Want to make a fresh start this year? Margaret Mara offers some tips on how to go about it.
A conventional property tax has many disadvantages against a site value tax, writes Judy Osbourne.
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
SIPTU is left disappointed as An Bord Pleanála turns down an application to rebuild Liberty Hall – while An Taisce says reviews are needed.
The planning authority says the proposed multistorey would be “unacceptably dominant in the city”.
Fine Gael Mayo Deputy Michelle Mulherin said the funding is great news which will help people in planning community activities during the event.
Political parties criticise plans to do away with town councils, but the response of others is a little more enthusiastic.
Minister Phil Hogan said he wanted to remove the possibility of councillors abusing their power.
Only Donegal and Leitrim have seen more planning applications lodged in the first eight months of 2012 than in 2011.
Hosting the competition in November would mean the club seasons would have to be postponed for over a month.
Two Oireachtas committee are vying for the chance to investigate the bank guarantee four years ago but should politicians be allowed to scrutinise the decision in the first place?
CSO figures show that the number of housing units approved in the first quarter is down almost 95 per cent on five years ago.
Jan O’Sullivan’s report on irregularities in seven county councils came a day before a Dáil vote on resuming them.
The Green Party, whose former leader John Gormley announced the review in 2010, said it “beggars belief” that all seven councils came out of the report “squeaky clean”.
Colm MacEochaidh, a former Fine Gael general election candidate, has been nominated to the High Court by the government.
Minister says C&AG’s “damning” report on the DDDA means a standalone authority is no longer “a viable vehicle”.
Your nightly round-up of the day’s biggest news stores…
Deputy Jan O’Sullivan made the comments in response to a question from Deputy Mick Wallace. His question came after a report found that there are issues regarding transparency in appointments to State boards.
The new plans suggest the hospital should be built on the Mater site but that the height of the complex should be reduced to six storeys to comply with requirements.
The guidelines will allow for larger superstores and supermarkets to be built in Ireland.
Phil Hogan has released new proposals to strengthen building controls – saying the failings in building quality “which have been a regular occurrence for homeowners and tenants in recent years” should not be repeated.
The question was posed by the president of the Irish Planning Institute this morning, who also said that any reform in the planning system needs to be matched by political reform.
James Gogarty incurred legal costs of over €4.5 million for Mahon – but the State was only willing to cover €3.56 million.
Nine things to know on this Monday morning…
Questions raised over impartiality of new board member due to past planning appeals but Environment Minister Phil Hogan is “happy” with the appointment of Greenstar founder director Dr Gabriel Dennison.
The report by An Taisce said Donegal was the worst county in Ireland for planning – but Donegal County Council says the report generalised too much.
Former trader Nick Leeson has an idea to sort out the State coffers – get a bunch of hard-nosed business people to assess the waste and root out value for money.
An Taisce’s comprehensive report suggests urban sprawl means more time in cars or transport – and less time physically active.
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
The national heritage organisation says councils allowed over-development in order to cash in on new commercial rates.
Co Clare farmer sold 48 acres for €18.8m – but it was located on a flood plain. But Ennis wasn’t the only place where there were attempts to build on floodplains…
The at-a-glance report card for local authorities’ planning departments. Not ONE scored an ‘A’ or a ‘B’.
An Taisce has rated planning systems in 34 city and county councils. Nine of them got an ‘F’ grade.
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
Minister for Housing Jan O’Sullivan said significant progress is being made in tackling the legacy of Celtic Tiger-era planning.
An Taisce said alleged irregularities at seven councils had not yet been properly investigated.
Nine things to know this morning…
Junior Minister Jan O’Sullivan strongly rejected claims that it has not cancelled planning inquiries.
Nine things to know this morning…
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
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