Ciaran Cuffe discusses proper planning

Part 1.

Part 2.

Some of the chat:

Ciaran Casey >> (All): Hi Minister, What has been done to move Ireland on from the damning EEA 2006 report, listing Ireland as a worst case scenario of unregulated planning & urban sprawl. Can we ever escape this unhappy legacy?

Ciaran Casey >> (All): What can be done to persuade our municipal bodies to allocate more public space for market purposes?

Ciaran Casey >> (All): Part of the 2006 criticism focussed on the fact that our national building inspectorate was effectively dismantled by developers. What’s the situation here?

Tom Raftery >> (All): Like they did with the Cork County Council building

Steve >> (All): Whats the current situation with the metro north?

Ciaran Casey >> (All): Which countries do admire most when it comes to planning philosophy & regulations?

VeryVert >> (All): For info: we exceeded 15% of electricity from wind energy ths year –  http://bit.ly/9qXuIW

Tom Raftery >> (All): VeryVert – That 14.5% is for total renewables, not just wind

VeryVert >> (All): Oops. Right you are. Bulk of that will be wind, right?

Tom Raftery >> (All): Yup – majority would be wind – hydro makes up a good bit too

James Gallagher >> (All): While we’re talking about buildings and private developers, how about Local Authorities and their adherence to planning rules and best practices?

Tom Raftery >> (All): There is a really good bike rental scheme here in Seville. Fantastic joined-up thinking. around 3,000 bikes in 300 stations around the city. No new bike station is opened until bike lanes are created for it. How does Dublin one compare?

Ray OConnor >> (All): The Inside track exists in the energy regulators yet nothing is done

James Gallagher >> (All): Unfortunately we’re not seeing the contract between community and Local Authorities being substantively enforced. There is no recourse for the community when officials ignore issues. That’s a prevalent issue and one which fundamentally undermines local democracy

Ray OConnor >> (All): Same thing with the CER

James Gallagher >> (All): I’d imagine we’ll be discussing that if you do come to Galway 🙂

Ray OConnor >> (All): You did when you were vice chair of the regulatory committee

Ray OConnor >> (All): Does the CER have your support?

Conn >> (All): Thanks for taking part in this Minister.  It’s a great idea

Ciaran Egan >> (All): What are you doin in Heritage ARENA?

online >> (All): Thanks for taking part in this Minister.  It’s a great idea

Oisin O Nidh >> (All): Thanks Minister for hosting this Online meeting

Tom Raftery >> (All): Good job Minister

Ciaran Casey >> (All): Many Thanks

Steve >> (All): Thanks very much Minister.

James Gallagher >> (All): Thanks for coming on

Ciaran Egan >> (All): Thanks Minister – I look fwd to no more overlong alarms, great idea>>

online >> (All): thanks to everyone