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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, 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 local...

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

Peter Burke: Guidance on how to make an observation on a planning appeal to An Bord Pleanála is available at A person making an observation on an appeal to the Board may use the Observation on a Planning Appeal form available at the above URL or alternatively submit the observation in writing (typed or handwritten), clearly stating their name and address in either scenario. Where a planning agent is...

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

Peter Burke: My role as Minister in relation to the planning system is, primarily, to provide a policy and legislative framework under which the planning authorities, An Bord Pleanála (the Board) and the Office of the Planning Regulator perform their statutory planning functions. The legislative framework chiefly comprises the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act) and the Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (21 Apr 2021)

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, pending the enactment of primary legislation when it will be established as a commercial State agency. I can confirm that all of the LDAs funding requirements to date have been provided for by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 1220. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of progress relating to the implementation of the recommendation from the WRC to amend the pay scale for county childcare managers; if his Department has completed a review it was undertaking of a submission which was received from a county childcare committee board of management before January...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 1513. To ask the Minister for Health when a diagnostic assessment will be carried out on a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Remote Working (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 2581. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has a funding stream to assist communities to develop local hubs; if so, if guidance documents will be provided to a community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19680/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Chairman and committee members for taking the time this evening to look into this very wide-ranging brief. First I will touch on a few items in my own area of responsibility. In respect of local government specifically, we are working on the process for a directly elected mayor for Limerick. Today the Cabinet approved the general scheme of a Bill to proceed towards this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Deputy McAuliffe for his question. As I said in my opening remarks, the general scheme has been approved by Cabinet today. Have no doubt this is the most wide-ranging reform of local government since the foundation our State, which is to have a new democratically elected executive head of Limerick city and county. This will be a focal point to the citizen for more transparency and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: I want to support what the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, has said. It is a key issue and a target for the Government to try to resolve this issue once and for all, and make conditions better for women to participate in local politics because that is the main feeder into national politics. If we do that and increase the number of women representatives in local government, we will thereby...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (1 Apr 2021)

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, pending the enactment of primary legislation when it will be established as a commercial State agency. The day to day management of the LDA is matter for the LDA Chief Executive and his management...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, 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. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: In the past five years for County Mayo my Department has received thirteen applications for a foreshore consent that come within my remit under the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, for proposed works and activities on the foreshore. Of the thirteen applications received, eight have been determined, four are currently under consideration and one was recently withdrawn. Further details of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a replacement flag will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (1 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: 337. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made to the paediatric diabetic clinic in Mullingar Hospital to allow services to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will direct his officials to respond to correspondence (details supplied) from members of the public and include the area in the intervention area of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 403. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an exemption of VAT on panic alarm systems through the seniors' alert scheme run by Pobal. [17627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. In order to continue supporting businesses and ratepayers, and in recognition of the ongoing impacts of COVID 19 and the associated public health restrictions, the Government put in place a commercial rates waiver for the first half of 2021. The waiver applies to businesses most seriously affected by ongoing restrictions, with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Allotments Provision (31 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department does not record the number of allotments provided under the Local Government Act 2001, and I have no function in terms of directing local authorities regarding the operation or provision of local authority allotments. Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions. Allotments are an...