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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators for their contributions. I cannot accept amendment No. 5 as we deem it unnecessary. Section 19(5), which is referred to in the amendment, provides for limited exemptions for RPZ rent control, including where a substantial change in the nature of accommodation provided for under the tenancy occurs. Section 76 of the Residential Tenancies Act provides, inter alia, that...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The amendment proposes to deem the entire State as a rent pressure zone. Having regard to the constitutionality of protected property rights of landlords, including the right to receive an income from their property, a blanket extension of the rent protection zone rent predictability measure to rental properties across the country could be regarded as an unjust interference with those rights...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 7 simply changes the verb in a new section 28(1) of the principal Act, as substituted by section 5(1) of the Bill, from "remain" to "continue". Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are consequential technical amendments to refer in section (5)(2) to the new section 5(4) and section 6 of the Bill. Amendment No. 12 to section 5 of the Bill as published provides for tenancies of unlimited...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Unfortunately, I am unable to accept amendments Nos. 8, 15 and 17, which propose, retrospectively, to remove the ground for termination of a tenancy under section 34 of the principal Act such that if the landlord intends, within nine months after the termination of a tenancy under that section, to enter into a enforceable agreement for the transfer to another for full consideration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (23 Nov 2021)

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. Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the Regulations), set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The Disability Consultative Committee (DCC) of my Department was established in 2017 to monitor and review the implementation of the Actions in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (NDIS) 2017-2021 relating to the Department. The Committee has met 15 times and its members include representatives from the Disability Federation of Ireland (DFI), the National Disability Authority (NDA),...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 ("the Act") provides for the payment of an annual levy in respect of sites in urban areas that have been included in an authority’s derelict site register on the 1st January of that year, and where the site’s market value has been determined. “Urban Area” is defined in the Act as: “a county or other borough , an urban district, a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: All 31 local authorities have now submitted returns in relation to the implementation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 returns requested by Circular Letter PL 09/2021, issued on 17 September 2021. This data is outlined in the attached spreadsheet. My Department continues to liaise with local authorities on the implementation of the Derelict Sites Act with a view to improving its effectiveness,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: In December 2020, my Department established a Working Group specifically to examine the provision for a changing places toilet in certain buildings. A changing places toilet offers larger supported facilities that address the needs of people for whom current accessible sanitary accommodation is inadequate. These facilities enable people with complex care needs to take part in everyday...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: 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 review forms one of the actions in Housing for All and is set in the context of the broad policy outlined therein. The review is being overseen by the Attorney General and he has appointed a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 292 together. TheProgramme for Government - Our Shared Futurecommits to not extending the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) arrangements beyond their legislative expiry date of end December 2021, which has now been extended to 25 February 2022 arising from the Covid-related extension of statutory deadlines within the planning system by 8 weeks in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department does not hold the details requested by the Deputy. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of housing related issues including housing completions. Data on new dwelling completions can be found on the CSO website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Provisions relating to placename changes in Part 18 of the amended Local Government Act 2001 were commenced in early 2019. Previous provisions under local government legislation were repealed. In addition, provisions in the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, amending Part 18 of the 2001 Act, were commenced. The newly commenced provisions under the amended Part 18 of the 2001...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The information requested in relation to the number of change of use planning applications made to planning authorities further to the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 - referred to as the Short-Term Letting Regulations - which came into effect on 1 July 2019 is outlined in the table below Planning Authority No. of STL change of use...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Nov 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 which came into effect on 1 July 2019. Notwithstanding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant work on the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The requested information is outlined in the attached spreadsheet. The legislation which governs the Vacant Sites Levy, the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, does not require local authorities to record the area of the sites which are entered on the register, and therefore this information is not available to my Department. The information in the attached spreadsheet was collected by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: Since 2018, my Department has provided funding of €50,000 per annum to each local authority to support the work of a Vacant Homes Office including a Vacant Homes Officer. There are presently 37 Vacant Homes Officers in place, 34 of which are currently part time. The provision of central funding reinforces the capacity of local authorities to provide information/statistics to my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: 729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57006/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (18 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Acts 2001-2020. The making of valuations for rating purposes and decisions in relation to exemptions is the sole responsibility of the Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no function in decisions in this regard. The Valuation Acts 2001 to 2020 provide that all buildings used or developed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (18 Nov 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department does not provide dedicated funding for such matters. However, from time to time small amounts of funding may be allocated from the Local Government Fund for stand alone events with local authority involvement, subject to available resources and other funding priorities.