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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Design Manual for Quality Housing, which is available at www.gov.ie/en/publication/b3e02-design-manual-for-quality-ho using/, contains a wide variety of internal layouts for houses, duplexes and apartments, as optional standard internal layout type templates. The Manual sets out acceptable dwelling sizes, internal layouts, room sizes and configurations for new dwellings. The Manual was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I understand that the Deputy is referring to enabling disabled people living independently with supports. I launched the second joint National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027, on 14 January 2022 together with Minister O'Brien and Ms Anne Rabbitte, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Disability.The new Strategy sets out the vision for the cooperation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 314 together. Detailed information for the years 2015 to date, in respect of local property tax allocations to local authorities, including a breakdown of the local adjustment factors implemented by each local authority, is published by my Department on an annual basis and is available at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The review and consolidation of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) is progressing in line with the timeline set out by the Office of the Attorney General, who is leading on the project. The Attorney General has established a working group of planning law experts to assist him with the review and there is ongoing, intensive engagement between the working group and my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Since its establishment in April 2019, the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) has assessed and evaluated twenty-two city and county development plans to adoption stage. Of these twenty-two plans, fourteen have been the subject of a notice letter under Section 31AM(8) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended from the Office recommending that I issue a draft Direction. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 31AH of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (the Act), as amended, requires the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) to prepare and submit an Annual Report to my Department no later than the 30thday of June of each year. The OPR’s Annual Report shall include information on the performance of its functions and its principal activities during the preceding year. In accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Cork County Development Plan 2022 – 2028 was made by the elected members of Cork County Council on 25thApril 2022. In accordance with section 31AM(6) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) (the Act) the Chief Executive of Cork County Council issued a notice to the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR) informing the Office of where the planning authority had decided...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Detailed provisions in relation to the preservation of trees are set out in section 205 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Under these provisions, planning authorities may - where it appears to them to be expedient in the interests of amenity or the environment - make a tree preservation order (TPO) in respect of any tree, trees, group of trees or woodlands specified in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Provisions in relation to the making of special amenity areas are set out in section 202 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Under these provisions, a planning authority may make an order declaring a specified area to be an area of special amenity, for reasons of its outstanding beauty or its special recreational value, and having regard to any benefits for nature...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Area Plans (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: 414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider a review of the secondary school transport route in the area from Coralstown, County Westmeath serving a school (details supplied) to take account of significant additional homes which now qualify for the school transport scheme, but that are a considerable distance from the nearest pick-up point; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Cost of Living Issues (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if illness benefit will be considered as a payment which qualifies for the additional lump sum payments as outlined in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: 720. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for the development of solar energy aimed at farmers and persons with suitable land for leasing and renting in order to meet Ireland’s climate goals [52903/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: 746. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered any incentives for farmers who wish to rent their land for the development of solar energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/22]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Boylan for raising this very important matter. I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives. These include emergency situations during which it is imperative that individuals can contact emergency services by means of telephone and the Internet.The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Infrastructure (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The national energy security framework, published in April 2022, sets out the response of the Government to the Ukraine crisis in the context of natural gas, oil and electricity. It provides a single overarching initial response to address Ireland's energy security needs in the context of the war in Ukraine and sets out the Government's action in response to these issues across key themes,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Garvey for her important Commencement matter. There is no doubt but that this issue has caused huge distress to families throughout the country. Before I address the specific issue on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, I would like to provide an outline of the extent of the school transport service. The school transport scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Transport (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I will have to refer it back to the Minister, Deputy Foley, because it is not an area of my responsibility. It is her responsibility obviously to ensure that school transport is running effectively as it has done in previous years. I will refer the matter back to the Minister and have her respond to the points that Senator Garvey has genuinely raised in that regard and I fully accept that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Malcolm Byrne for raising this important matter and for giving the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, the opportunity to respond with more detail on the status of the €100 million package. I would like to say that the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, was delighted to secure the €100 million additional funding this year. It will provide a one-off non-pay...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I again thank the Senator for raising this very important matter. There are so many valuable community organisations that rely on departmental funding. Obviously, it would be foolish of me to give a commitment regarding an area for which I have no responsibility, but I will raise the issue with the Minister for Health. As the departmental reply indicates, the Minister expects this to be...