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

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 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 is aimed at facilitating the productive re-use of...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 689, 687, 710, 733, 735, 789, 814 and 817 together. 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...

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

Peter Burke: There are no grants available from my Department to meet the specific circumstances referred to by the Deputy. However, my Department is committed to supporting older people to live in their own home with dignity and independence for as long as possible. To this end, my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Health, is developing policy options for supported housing/housing with...

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

Peter Burke: In light of the impacts of the Covid-19 emergency, the Government, on 29 March 2020, made an Order under section 251A of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), which resulted in the extension of time for a range of specified or appropriate periods and timelines in the Planning Acts and associated planning regulations. Further orders were signed on 16 April 2020 and 9 May...

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

Peter Burke: 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 in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 requires each housing authority to...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 699 and 765 together. 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, set out various exemptions from the requirement to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: The question is seeking an interpretation of the provisions of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020, specifically article 4(2)(a)(ii) of these Regulations. In this regard, article 4(1) of the Regulations provides that an applicable person shall not leave his or her place of residence without reasonable excuse. Article 4(2)...

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

Peter Burke: Further to work commissioned by the Housing and Planning Divisions of my Department, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) published a report into structural housing demand in Ireland to 2040, on 14 December 2020. The ESRI research “Regional Demographics and Structural Housing Demand at County Level” provides an annual new household demand figure for each county...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 726 and 798 together. While our towns and villages have shown remarkable resilience through recent crises, they require specific policy supports to ensure that they continue to function as viable, vibrant and attractive locations for people to live and work, to raise families, to act as the service, cultural and recreational hub for the surrounding areas, and...

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

Peter Burke: An Taisce - the National Trust for Ireland - was initially designated as a precribed body within the planning system by way of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963, (Miscellaneous) Regulations, 1964 - (S.I. No 219 of 1964). The current prescribed functions in relation to the participation of An Taisce within the planning system are set out in the Planning and...

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

Peter Burke: My Department requests extensive Short-Term Letting data returns from local authorities on a quarterly basis and will be writing to local authorities in the coming days requesting returns for Q1 2021. Some of the specific statistics requested are outlined in the table below, covering the period until the end of Q4 2020. However, under the Short-Term Letting arrangements, local authorities...

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

Peter Burke: In order to continue supporting ratepayers, and in recognition of the ongoing impacts of COVID 19 and the associated public health restrictions, the Government has put in place a new, more targeted commercial rates waiver for the first half of 2021. It applies to businesses most seriously affected by the restrictions. Automatic eligibility is extended to hospitality including hotels, pubs and...

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

Peter Burke: My Department does not have direct involvement in the executive functions carried out by a local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process, having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all...

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

Peter Burke: Currently, applications for planning permission for data centres are made under section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), to the relevant planning authority, with the possibility of subsequent appeal to An Bord Pleanala. Section 49 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 amended the Seventh Schedule of the Act, relating to Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (21 Apr 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: . 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 planning authority but does not include specific information...

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

Peter Burke: I have no function in the matter raised in the question. My Department does not allocate specific funding for cleaning and litter collection purposes, nor for the provision of public toilets, as these are operational matters for each individual local authority. The democratically elected Councillors are responsible for running the local authority in conjunction with the Chief Executive...

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

Peter Burke: In light of the considerable other challenges facing the local government sector at the moment, particularly the ongoing response to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have no immediate plans to activate this measure. It will be kept under review over the coming months.

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

Peter Burke: My Department requests information from local authorities on the implementation and enforcement of the Short-term Letting Regulations on a quarterly basis. The Q1 2021 data will be requested in the coming days.

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

Peter Burke: Following Government approval at the end of January, work has advanced as a priority in my Department to draft a general scheme providing for a directly elected mayor with executive functions for Limerick city and county. The general scheme also includes an electoral code to facilitate the holding of mayoral elections in Limerick, as well as provisions to allow for the holding of plebiscites...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (21 Apr 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: . The data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority. In addition, the Central Statistics Office...