172 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the position of the metro levy as introduced by Fingal County Council and other Dublin local authorities under section 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; if it is appropriate to include this in approvals already granted local authority planning approval; if a subsequent An Bord Pleanála decision can be used as a back door method of introducing a levy that was not in force at date of planning approval; if the size or amount of the levy should relate to the capital cost of the proposed development; if same was considered at time of passing of the Act; his views on whether it is in accordance with the spirit of the Act that a €2 million development should bear a levy of almost €900,000; his further views on whether it is appropriate to levy recycling facilities which will not benefit from the facility of Metro north and to penalise the provision of recycling facilities in this way; if the levy should apply to residential, retail and commercial developments which benefit directly from the metro provision, in that their development improves from a marketability point of view; if this recycling facility will be grant aided by him to the level of the proposed levy to allow the recycling facility to proceed; if he will set up consultations with all parties concerned to bring about an agreed solution, allow provision of development and remove this bureaucratic log jam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25363/09]

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172 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the position of the metro levy as introduced by Fingal County Council and other Dublin local authorities under section 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; if it is appropriate to include this in approvals already granted local authority planning approval; if a subsequent An Bord Pleanála decision can be used as a back door method of introducing a levy that was not in force at date of planning approval; if the size or amount of the levy should relate to the capital cost of the proposed development; if same was considered at time of passing of the Act; his views on whether it is in accordance with the spirit of the Act that a €2 million development should bear a levy of almost €900,000; his further views on whether it is appropriate to levy recycling facilities which will not benefit from the facility of Metro north and to penalise the provision of recycling facilities in this way; if the levy should apply to residential, retail and commercial developments which benefit directly from the metro provision, in that their development improves from a marketability point of view; if this recycling facility will be grant aided by him to the level of the proposed levy to allow the recycling facility to proceed; if he will set up consultations with all parties concerned to bring about an agreed solution, allow provision of development and remove this bureaucratic log jam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25363/09]

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1. 24 June 2009

   Planning Issues.

   172 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the position of the metro levy as introduced by Fingal County Council and other Dublin local authorities under section 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; if it is appropriate to include this in approvals already granted local authority planning approval; if a subsequent An Bord Pleanála decision can be used as a back door method of introducing a levy that was not in force at date of planning approval; if the size or amount of the levy should relate to the capital cost of the proposed development; if same was considered at time of passing of the Act; his views on whether it is in accordance with the spirit of the Act that a €2 million development should bear a levy of almost €900,000; his further views on whether it is appropriate to levy recycling facilities which will not benefit from the facility of Metro north and to penalise the provision of recycling facilities in this way; if the levy should apply to residential, retail and commercial developments which benefit directly from the metro provision, in that their development improves from a marketability point of view; if this recycling facility will be grant aided by him to the level of the proposed levy to allow the recycling facility to proceed; if he will set up consultations with all parties concerned to bring about an agreed solution, allow provision of development and remove this bureaucratic log jam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25363/09]

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