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Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: We have to go through it.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Solar Panels for Public Buildings, Schools, Homes and Other Premises) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I do not have anything further to add. We are all aligned. I will not delay the Bill. The contribution of Senator Martin was very apt. We are all in agreement.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if wood pellet stoves will be included in the new retrofitting grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure for companies and businesses to sign up to the one-stop-shop in order to register with the retrofitting scheme. [8585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the live performance support scheme No. 4 will be open to new entrants; when the closing date will be; and the timeframe that will be covered by this scheme. [8522/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Residential Zoned Land Tax is a land activation measure introduced in the Finance Act 2021. The purpose of the proposed measure is to incentivise the activation of land which is zoned and serviced for residential development, but remains undeveloped.  It is primarily intended to influence behaviour towards increased housing output, rather than to raise revenue. The tax will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 128. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if ##he will provide an overview of the widows and orphans scheme for Army personnel; and the details regarding enrolment in the scheme. [8590/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: That is a very difficult question to answer at times. I can only respond on items that are under my control. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O' Brien, has the review on his desk and is considering it in the context of the other affordability measures that he introduced by way of the Affordable Housing Act. Under Housing for All the review was due to be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Yes, shortly.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for the consistent work he has done on this, specifically on the income eligibility criteria and the workings he has articulated in his argument. The overarching principle of social housing support is to provide adequate housing support to those households unable to provide accommodation from their own resources. Applications for such...

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market: Motion (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: I have listened carefully to many of the Deputies opposite in their well-intentioned arguments on the increase in the cost of living. As a rural Deputy in Longford-Westmeath, I too, through my weekly clinics, meet very vulnerable people every single week that I attend Dáil Éireann and right through the year, people who are trying to find a solution, who are looking for help and who...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Publication of a Town Centres First (TCF) policy is a commitment of the Programme for Government. It coordinates with established national policy objectives (in National Planning Framework and Our Rural Future) to address the decline in the health of our towns and sets out actions to regenerate and revitalise them. The TCF policy was launched in Moate, Co. Westmeath on 4thFebruary last...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Political Funding (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: Since 2019, funding has been made available to political parties for specific projects that they felt would increase female participation in their parties generally and therefore have a positive impact on the overall number of women running as candidates in the 2024 local elections. Initially, a set amount of funding was provided by my Department to political parties, based on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: My Department has received correspondence from the EU Commission in relation to the General Scheme of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019 and has been in further communication with the Commission in this regard. This correspondence and communication was in the context of, and falls under, an ongoing infringement procedure (Case 2012/4028) and is therefore confidential....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: It should be noted that arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email address for An Bord Pleanála in this regard is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: The Building Control Acts 1990 to 2020 set out the statutory framework for the regulation and oversight of building activity based on: - clear legal requirements as set out in the Building Regulations; - detailed Technical Guidance Documents to outline how these requirements can be achieved in practice; - clear administrative procedures for demonstrating compliance in respect of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an appointment for a SENO will be made (details supplied); the temporary measures that are in place to deal with queries in this area from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8299/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 737. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) can be considered on compassionate grounds for nivolumab in view of the personal circumstances of the case. [7847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 738. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of nivolumab, which has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, to be made available to patients urgently requiring this treatment; the timeframe for supplying this treatment to patients; the current position of the drug in the process for approval at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Peter Burke: 207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an extension will be provided to farmers to burn bushes as the derogation was delayed and permits were stopped. [7210/22]