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

Peter Burke: Under Section 30 of the Planning and Development 2000 Act, as amended, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is specifically precluded from exercising power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned. It is therefore not possible for me to comment on any individual case. More generally...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 794 and 796 together. The independent reviews in question were carried out in accordance with the agreed terms of reference that addressed each of the specific concerns that had been raised by certain public representatives during 2011. The reviews found that the relevant legal requirements and administrative requirements or practices were complied with by...

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

Peter Burke: I refer to the reply to Question No. 92 of 11 February 2021 which sets out the position in this matter.

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: 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. As stated in the Programme for Government, legislation to establish the LDA on a statutory...

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

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 802 and 803 together. 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. In accordance with the LDA Bill, the...

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

Peter Burke: There are no current plans to amend section 133 of the Local Government Act 2001. Part 7 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, sets out provisions for the establishment and operation of local authority committees and joint committees, including corporate policy groups (CPGs). Section 54(2) of the 2001 Act allows me to issue general policy guidelines for the purpose of any provision of...

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: Vacant Properties (21 Apr 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department does not hold data on the number of empty or unoccupied domestic dwellings in the State. In this connection, the Department is focused on ensuring that the existing housing stock is utilised to its fullest extent involving a targeted and coordinated approach to identifying and tackling vacancy across Ireland. In support of this, there are a number of schemes available to...

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...