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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (22 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Planning legislation places no specific restrictions on the height of trees or hedges, nor does it make any particular provision for remedy from any other nuisance which may be caused by trees in an urban residential area. However, a civil remedy is available through the Courts concerning branches or roots of neighbouring trees encroaching on a person’s property. The possibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (22 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently finalising a response to An Bord Pleanála's latest draft Workforce Plan in the context of the 2022 budgetary estimates process. This draft Plan includes proposals for the staffing of a new Marine and Climate Unit to implement the role to be assigned to An Bord Pleanála under the Maritime Area Planning Bill currently before the Oireachtas.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Costello for raising these important issues. I know the seriousness with which the Government takes this matter. The Taoiseach was on the site, as the Deputy will be aware. This is getting the highest priority in Government. There are a number of areas that Dublin City Council is currently assisting in terms of remedial works. I also mentioned the refurbishment programme...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy Costello for raising this very important matter. I am glad to have the opportunity to provide the House with an update on the housing conditions at Oliver Bond House. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is committed to ensuring that tenants in social housing are provided with adequate housing that meets the standards most recently laid down in the Housing...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank all of the Deputies for their contributions. A few weeks ago the Government launched Housing For All, the most extensive and ambitious action plan for the delivery of social and affordable housing in the history of the State. Housing For All brings a coherent and consistent whole-of-government approach to housing policy to ensure the delivery of housing supply sufficient to meet...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Pollution (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Byrne for his Commencement matter on this very important issue. In a letter to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage last week, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, outlined two serious incidents in recent weeks that occurred in drinking water plants. These were in the Ballymore Eustace water treatment plant which serves parts of Dublin city, and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Pollution (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for his comments and for, quite rightly, pointing out the difficulties in this matter. I agree with him on the question of transparency and when the report is delivered it should be scrutinised by these Houses. I also mentioned the importance of people having confidence in our water supply and I can assure the House that everything is being done through this audit to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will review a sports capital scheme application by a club (details supplied) due to the circumstances; if her Department has noted previous issues with the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 287 to 294, inclusive, together. It is not possible to provide details of average unit costs or the total cost of future social or affordable homes delivered through Part V due to a number of factors. These factors include variables such as unit type, land cost, development and construction costs, costs and source of finance, together with ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The total drawdown of funding for Traveller-specific accommodation in 2007 was €35m. To-date in 2021, local authorities have drawndown almost €6.5m of the €15.5m available. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Minister O'Brien brought a Memorandum to Government on 13 July 2021, accompanied by a General Scheme of a Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021 (the LSRD Bill), outlining proposals for the replacement of the current planning arrangements in respect of Strategic Housing Developments (SHDs) with new streamlined arrangements for large-scale residential developments (LSRDs). The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing 2005, issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning authorities are required to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while avoiding excessive urban-generated housing....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department collects statistics relating to the Derelicts Sites Act 1990 on an annual basis in Q3 of the following year. Therefore the information requested in respect of 2020 and 2021 is not yet available. Below is a list of the local authorities which have used the Derelict Sites Act 1990 between 2017 and 2019: Local Authority Have used the Derelict Sites Act 1990...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2020. In general, the Valuation Acts maintain the longstanding position that commercial properties, including constructions affixed thereto,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The housing needs of people with disabilities are addressed in the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability (NHSPWD). A review of the Strategy is underway with a view to preparation of a successor NHSPWD and consultations are ongoing. The Government is determined to ensure that housing policy addresses the needs of those who experience exclusion in our society. There is ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning system primarily deals with considering the appropriate location, impact on the wider environment, form and phasing of development. The purpose of the Building Regulations is primarily to protect the health, safety and welfare of people in and around buildings. While both codes deal with the built environment, they have interrelated but separate roles. New buildings and...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Housing Provision (16 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: There is a commitment of €4 billion in multi-annual budgets in our national development plan, which was not there before and is backed up by the Housing Finance Agency and the Land Development Agency. That will be key to unlocking many of these developments to which the Deputy referred. I assure him the grant mechanisms will be supported to ensure local authorities have the resources...

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters: Housing Provision (16 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this very important issue. The recent launch of Housing for All demonstrates the absolute commitment of this Government to ensure that affordable, quality housing is available to everyone in Irish society, including those with disabilities and our older people. The commitment was also reflected in the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future, in...

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank all those who made contributions in this valuable debate. Many aspects of the Bill were covered. I ask those who have not read the Bill in detail to do so and familiarise themselves with it, because it is the most comprehensive review of marine legislation that has been undertaken since the formation of our State. This is once-in-a-generation legislation and a true cross-government...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Peter Burke: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria for the Western Lakes Plan as recently announced by his Department; the geographical areas it covers; the reason a lake (details supplied) in the midlands has been left out of the scheme; the actions planned under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43250/21]