Planning and Development Regulations: Motions
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-17
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Danny Healy-Rae (IND), Kerry

First of all, I wish you, a Cheann Comhairle, all the elected Members, all the staff, everyone involved in this great House and the people who are running it all the very best for Christmas and the new year.
I welcome the exemption for the change of use from vacant commercial properties to residential use. I thought that was in place, but if it is being regularised, that is all the better. I also welcome the increase in the provision of animal housing under class 6 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 by 50% from 200 sq. m to 300 sq. m and the increase in the total from 300 sq. m to 450 sq. m.
Everything at home is now measured by my grandson on the basis of how many sleeps there are until Christmas Day when Santa Claus comes. How many more sleeps will we have to endure before we do something about the strict urban generated pressure clause that is discriminating against many people in rural parts of Kerry and preventing them from obtaining planning permission, or even applying for it? I have asked for this so many times. Where or what is the hold-up? I thought that it was the Government's intention to sort this out. Is it the staff in the housing Department? Where is the blockage or what is happening? All these people are looking for is permission to build a house for themselves. They do not want one penny from any one of us inside here. All they want is to get permission to build a house.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-17