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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission in respect of specific forms of development are provided for, when they are considered to be consistent with proper planning and sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Housing for All commits to a range of measures to address vacancy and maximise the use of existing housing stock such as plans to introduce a new programme for the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) of vacant properties to ensure their use for residential purposes. Such a new programme for CPO of vacant properties is expected to support a broader programme of affordable housing in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 to 328, inclusive, together. The annual salary of the Chief Executive in each local authority is detailed in the table below. Local Authority Category Chief Executive Remuneration @ 1 February 2022 Dublin City 1 €204,443 Category Cork County ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I have no plans at this time to commence section 212 of the Local Government Act 2001 which deals with the holding of public local inquiries. The establishment of public local inquiries is a legally complex matter, particularly with regard to how such inquiries would function in practice. Careful consideration would be needed regarding the powers of such inquiries to compel persons to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended), the Local Government Audit Service conducts a yearly audit of the annual financial statements of each local authority. Once presented to the members of the local authority, the audit reports are published on my Department's website, as is the Annual Overview of the Work of the Local Government Audit Service....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including noise, setback, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. Guidance on the noise aspect is currently being finalised by my Department in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Climate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The role of the Disability Friendly Housing Technical Adviser is to provide technical expertise on housing for disabled people primarily to the local authority and Approved Housing Bodies supporting the delivery of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 at the local level. Disability Friendly Housing Technical Advisers have been nominated in each local authority as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authority Housing and Disability Steering Groups (HDSGs) are required under Housing for All to submit a quarterly report on their strategic plans for the housing for disabled people to the Chief Executive and the Strategic Policy Committee. This requirement will also be incorporated into the Implementation Plan for the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department sought and received sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to roll out a pilot Caravan Loan Scheme to improve access to traditional Traveller-specific accommodation options for Traveller families. My Department commenced the pilot scheme in July 2021 for a trial period of 6 months, following consultation with stakeholders including the local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department met with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive on 3 November 2021 to explore the feasibility of an all island approach to the provision of a network of Transient Sites. While the shared membership between the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive will assist close cooperation to facilitate continuing exploration, as a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 394 together. Housing for All sets out a number of objectives with the aim of improving the functioning of the planning system including the comprehensive review and consolidation of planning legislation. The Planning Legislation Review forms one of the actions in Housing for All and is set in the context of the broad policy outlined therein, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities have a statutory obligation to levy rates on the occupiers of rateable property in accordance with the details in the valuation lists prepared by the Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. Legislative provision is made for the refund of rates paid on vacant commercial properties in certain circumstances. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 allows...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The Land Development Agency (LDA) was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Land Development Act 2021 was signed into law in July 2021. Following the recent commencement of relevant provisions of the LDA Act and the dissolution of the interim LDA entity, the LDA has now been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Local authorities are independent statutory bodies with their own democratically elected councils and management structures. It is a matter for each individual local authority to decide on the utilisation of its assets, including its land bank. Under section 211 of the Planning and Development 2000 a local authority may propose to dispose of land no longer required by it for its statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: The provisions relating to the creation of a new public right of way by a local authority are set out in sections 206 and 207 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Section 206 (creation of public right of way pursuant to agreement (PROW)) provides enabling power to a planning authority to enter into an agreement with any person having the necessary power in that behalf for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ceadúnas Imill Trá agus Dobharshaothraithe (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Tríd an Acht um Pleanáil Limistéir Mhuirí, 2021, (Acht MAP) a achtaíodh i mí na Nollag 2021, bunaítear córas nua pleanála muirí, a bhfuil Ráiteas Beartais Pleanála Muirí atá treoraithe ag an gCreat Náisiúnta Pleanála Muirí (NMPF) mar bhonn taca faoi, córas a bhfuil réisím nua bainistithe...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports and resources will be made available to assist school principals in the current wave of Covid-19 cases, in which a large number of teachers are absent and self-isolating, which is having a serious impact on school management in keeping the schools open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18318/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Fines (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 630. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of fines issued for cars parking illegally on footpaths in Mullingar and Athlone, County Westmeath in each of the past three months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (5 Apr 2022)

Peter Burke: 883. To ask the Minister for Health the regulation requirements of private care contractors contracted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18342/22]