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Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Cuív and Deputy McAuliffe. I have listened carefully to the Deputies. I reiterate the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan's affirmation of sharing the sense of great importance about the 1916 Rising and its central place in the history of our State and of the importance of remembering it and preserving the traces and memories that remain of those...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the work practices of Longford NCT centre; if there are adequate social distancing measures, hand sanitising facilities and outdoor waiting areas for customers who must use this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 421. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider an additional tax credit for those who are single and who live alone given that there is an additional tax credit for widowed persons, one parent families, divorced or separated persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Under Section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), the Minister shall not exercise any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or the Board is or may be concerned. While I can address the general matter of An Bord Pleanála's case processing timelines, I cannot comment in relation to this specific case and this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 615 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 out various exemptions from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616 and 697 together. 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: In addition, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of planning related issues...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 626 together. While my Department does not require local authorities to submit data on the implementation and enforcement of the Short-Term Letting Regulations at individual Rent Pressure Zone level, it regularly requests such data at local authority level. The information provided below is taken from the quarterly reports submitted by Louth County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 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 three months of 2021 and subsequently extended it for a further three months. The waiver applies to businesses most seriously affected by ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The Land Development Agency (LDA) was established on an interim basis in September 2018, by way of an Establishment Order (S.I. 352 of 2018, as amended by S.I. 603 of 2018) 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.   Based on information provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 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 LDA have advised my Department that the 0.75 acre Meath Hospital site is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 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 the Land Development Agency Bill.  As with all State bodies operating under the aegis of my Department, arrangements have been put in place by the LDA through which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 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 the Land Development Agency Bill 2021.  My Department regularly engages with the LDA to discuss its work programme, including the delivery of affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: A technical working group was established and chaired by officials in my Department to consider the transfer of state lands to the Land Development Agency (LDA) in April 2019. The working group met on three occasions on the following dates – - 16 April 2019 - 2 May 2019 - 20 June 2019 Membership of the working group consisted of officials from the following Departments/Bodies: 1....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The designation of categories of officials under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 is a matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to “extend the lobbying register so that the lobbying of senior officials in bodies like the Central Bank of Ireland, Comreg, the NTA and the HSE which have significant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: To ensure that local government is accessible to all and representative of the communities it serves,  I recognise the need to address with urgency the matter of maternity and paternity leave for local authority elected members.  I recently approved the establishment of a working group of local government stakeholders to examine the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department has been advised by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) that it served a notice on 11 February 2021 under section 11 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 on the owner of the property in question to undertake specified works to address the derelict state of the property i.e. cut-back and removal of overgrown vegetation, removal of other...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (24 Mar 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 LDA is currently developing 10 sites across 7 local authorities which are all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Project Ireland 2040 (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Across the EU, the European Commission classifies regions within the Union as either being a “Less Developed Region”, a “Transition Region” or a “More Developed Region”, based on their GDP per head of population relative to the EU27 Average. As the Deputy has identified, the Commission recently re-classified the Northern & Western Region from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department continues to engage both at official and Ministerial levels in various cross-border fora that support north-south co-operation and an all-island approach to planning. The British-Irish Council, established in 1999, is one such forum through which its members discuss, consult and use best endeavours to reach agreement on co-operation on matters of mutual interest within the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together. 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 independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 - 2015.  The levying and collection of rates are matters for each...