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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 324 together. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist local authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. It is my Department’s policy to provide permanent accommodation insofar as possible, while at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2020. The making of valuations for rating purposes is the sole responsibility of the Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no function in decisions in this regard. Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Housing Agency, in addition to providing vital supports to local authorities in identifying and reactivating vacant properties, also supports the development of policy designed to tackle residential vacancy through research and analysis. The Housing Agency published two research reports in 2019 entitled ‘How Vacancy is created and used: Case studies from Scotland, Denmark, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) published annually by the Housing Agency provide details on the number of households that qualify for social housing support in each local authority administrative area, including those with disabilities. The assessment is conducted on an annual basis since 2016, prior to which it was carried out once every three years with the last Summary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Class 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), sets out the planning exemption provisions for house extensions, referred to as "development within the curtilage of a house", as follows: “The extension of a house, by the construction or erection of an extension (including a conservatory) to the rear of the house or by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (16 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code, in areas designated as “rent pressure zones” (RPZs), were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) which came into effect on 1 July 2019. Notwithstanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant work...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered giving additional support to businesses and hotels that are just over the threshold for the employment wage subsidy scheme but still face challenges meeting overheads and costs of running a business during the pandemic restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62278/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (15 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their functional areas. Under the Act, planning authorities were also empowered to apply a vacant site levy to properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers. As provided for under the Act, the register in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Local authorities occasionally borrow money to finance necessary or planned capital programmes such as land purchases for housing, upgrades in public lighting, libraries, parks or greenways. Local authorities also borrow by means of short term annual overdrafts to ensure the smoothness of cashflow throughout the year. Borrowing by local authorities is a reserved function, meaning that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning System and Flood Risk Management Guidelines for Planning Authoritieswere published jointly by my Department and the Office of Public Works (OPW), in November 2009. The Flood Risk Management Guidelines provide for the incorporation of flood risk identification, assessment and management into the planning process. The requirements of these guidelines apply not only to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2018 - S.I. No. 30 of 2018 - which came into operation on 8 February 2018, provide for an exemption from the requirement to obtain planning permission in respect of the change of use of certain vacant commercial premises, including vacant areas above ground floor premises, to residential use. This measure was aimed at facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 305 together. The Traveller Accommodation Expert Review report, published in July 2019, reviewed the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 and other legislation that impacts on the provision and delivery of accommodation for Travellers. The Research Report 'Experiences of Travellers in the Private Rented Sector' is listed in the Expert Review...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Building Regulations apply to the design and construction of all new buildings (including dwellings) and to certain works to existing buildings. They are subject to ongoing review in the interests of safety and the well-being of persons in the built environment and to ensure that due regard is taken of changes in construction techniques, technological progress and innovation. The Building...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Under Section 254(7) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), development carried out on public roads in accordance with a licence under section 254 shall be exempted development for the purposes of this Act. Therefore, the normal procedures regarding planning permission do not apply. It should be noted that this exemption from planning is removed under Section 4(4)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (14 Dec 2021)

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: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group is jointly chaired by my Department and the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Group is comprised of senior officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/. However, the data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The current National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability will come to an end this year. A new National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027, building on the progress made to date, is being readied for publication before the end of the year. The strategy and its implementation plan, which will be developed early next year, will set our vision and represent a roadmap to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. This assessment is across a range of accommodation options including standard social housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Dec 2021)

Peter Burke: The Government recouped €729m to local authorities to fund the cost of a rates waiver in 2020. This meant that for eligible businesses their commercial rates were funded by Government for nine months of 2020. €480m was allocated by Government to fund the cost of the nine month waiver this year. These are unprecedented measures, which offered support to businesses and...