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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Coastal Protection (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: The National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group is jointly chaired by my Department and the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Group is comprised of senior officials from the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 34(2)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), provides that when making its decision on a planning application, the planning authority shall be restricted to considering the proper planning and sustainable development of the area having regard to the provisions of the local development plan as well as a number of other factors including any guidelines issued...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: There are a number of reasons why it is necessary to review and update the 2005 rural housing guidelines. As drafted, they are framed in the context of the National Spatial Strategy (NSS) 2002, which was superseded by the National Planning Framework (NPF) in 2018. In 2007, two years after the guidelines were issued, the European Union raised an issue in respect of local housing need policy,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: At its meeting of 26 January 2021, Government approved the drafting of a general scheme to provide for a directly elected mayor with executive functions for Limerick city and county based on the governance structure recommended in the report of the Implementation Advisory Group established to consider the Directly Elected Mayor with Executive Functions for Limerick. Government also approved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: The fees for making submissions or observations on planning applications and appeals are set at levels intended to prevent frivolous or vexatious submissions, while not acting as a deterrent to persons with genuine concerns or interest in proposed developments from making submissions. Section 144 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that An Bord Pleanála may determine...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently finalising an updated draft of the Development Plan Guidelines to assist local authorities in reviewing their development plans. It has been necessary to first prioritise issuing other Section 28 Guidelines, including with regard to apartment development further to review of co-living. It has also been necessary, given the critical importance of housing, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 334 and 340 together. Action 5 of the National Peatlands Strategy provides for a review of the use of peat moss in the horticultural industry. To undertake the review, the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht established an inter-agency working group. A report on the Review of the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry was prepared by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: The ePlanning project which is currently being developed seeks to integrate the IT systems of the 31 planning authorities using a single online portal allowing for the online submission of planning applications, appeals, submissions and associated fees. Once fully rolled out, ePlanning will provide an online option for the public to engage with the planning system, in addition to the paper...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance will be provided to a school (details supplied) relating to grant funding available to treat extreme damp in a school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6591/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for applying for an upgrade of electrical works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way a school (details supplied) can be considered for DEIS status; the reason one school in an area might have DEIS status while another school does not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6593/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: 908. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medications prescribed for a person (details supplied) with Lyme disease are not covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7197/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senators Crowe and Murphy for putting down this Commencement matter. First, I will give the historical context. In 2015, a Galway local government committee unanimously recommended the establishment of a new unified Galway authority on the basis that it would maximise the potential of the region to maintain, secure and grow a sustainable economic base into the future, by combining...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank both Senators for putting down the Commencement matter and their outline of the financial circumstances that pertain in both local authorities. Before the budgetary process, I met the city manager and their team as well as the county manager and their team in respect of the pressures on discretionary funding from our parking, swimming pools and leisure facilities. Both are very...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this important issue. The national planning framework, NPF, published in 2018, sets out the Government's overarching strategic planning approach underpinning the sustainable development of urban and rural areas in Ireland to the period 2040. To articulate the broad context of the NPF in clear and understandable terms, the framework contains the national...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this Commencement matter. The review has commenced. Coming from a rural constituency, I am very keen to protect the integrity of rural planning and to ensure that it is sustainable. That is key. We must think about the response to the judgment and what it will mean. The national planning framework provides great scope for rural communities, with...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator and Senators Moynihan and Bacik for giving me the opportunity to address this matter in the House. On his appointment, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy O'Brien, undertook a review of co-living development. This work was prioritised among many other important matters. Further to that review it was indicated in a letter dated 23 November...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (8 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senators for giving us the opportunity to clarify the matter. Within six months of coming into office, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, has acted within the full powers available to him. I think this is key here. The law is the law. The law is very robust in the context of the planning authorities. The Minister has acted as best he can under the powers available to him but also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Feb 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...