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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Section 40 may need a technical amendment too.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: We may table a technical amendment to Schedule 2.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: It was agreed previously by Government that with effect from 1st January 2011, starting pay on recruitment from open competition for all posts within the public service should be at the minimum of the relevant salary scale. My Department issued Circular EL 02/2011 to all Chief Executives in the Local Government sector, following receipt of the Department of Finance instruction. Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The rules governing the meetings and proceedings of local authorities are set out under Part 6 and Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended. Schedule 10, section 14 requires that minutes of the proceedings of a local authority meeting must be drawn up by the meetings administrator. These minutes are then submitted for confirmation as an accurate record at the next...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Oct 2022)

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: www.gov.ie/en/service/9e4ee-get-planning-statistics/. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The question of liability of individual properties for commercial rates is a matter for the Commissioner of Valuation, who is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Act 2001, as amended. The making of valuations for rating purposes is the sole responsibility of the Commissioner and I, as Minister, have no function in decisions in this regard. The Act provides...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Schemes (6 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: 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 the requirement to obtain planning permission. Any such...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: On behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, I am happy to have the opportunity to outline the Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022 to the Seanad. The purpose of the Bill is to set out a system of controls on the abstraction and impoundment of water, to protect our environment and to ensure compliance with...

Seanad: Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senators for their valuable contributions to the debate in connection with this key legislation. As the legislation progresses through the House, we will be happy to work with Senators to try to reflect many of the contributions that were raised in the legislation. I wish to point out initially, in relation to the pre-legislative scrutiny report, that the Department took on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (5 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Government is making a significant contribution of €333 million in 2023 to support the local government sector, and this represents an increase of €108m year-on-year. A significant element of this funding is a contribution to local authorities towards pay costs associated with the unwinding of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Exchequer Payments (5 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Local Property Tax (LPT) allocations for 2022, amounting to €523.9m, are based on the 80:20 local retention model. These allocations include the Exchequer contribution to equalisation funding of €34.3m. Detailed information in respect of the 2022 LPT allocations broken down by local authority, are available at the following link on my Department's website:...

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Deputies for making contributions in this important debate. I have no doubt that no Deputy in this House, Government or Opposition, underestimates the gravity of the current housing challenge that is presented throughout all our communities. All Members have family and friends who are feeling this acute crisis throughout the country that we are trying to respond to. As a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: I thank the Acting Chairperson and thank Senator Garvey for raising this very important Commencement matter. To provide some background, legislative reforms to regulate the short-term letting sector through the planning code in areas designated as RPZs were introduced under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019, which came into effect on 1 July...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Department has increased enforcement controls in the recent legislation. That is currently with the European Commission, so we can finalise the regulations to underpin that legislation. The Housing Agency adjudicates on rent pressure zones so anyone can make a case for an area to be included in the RPZs but it must meet the strict criteria laid down under the Act. It can go through...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The increases must be measured on a consistent basis, month on month.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The six months will start once the engagement with the Commission is finished. That relates to the current legislation and obviously negotiations are concluding with the Minister with responsibility for tourism in relation to Fáilte Ireland because that is the game-changer-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Property Registration (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: -----for having the robust controls which will ensure a balance in the long-term residential rental market.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: As committed to in the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, the move to 100% retention of Local Property Tax (LPT) will take place in 2023. A move to this model will lead to an increased surplus for those authorities with LPT income above their funding baseline. These authorities shall now retain a greater proportion of that surplus for their own use in 2023; an increase from 20% of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tax Code (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: Each local authority’s situation is complex and it is important that sufficient time is taken to analyse and assess potential options in that respect. A comprehensive review of the baselines could not commence in time for the 2023 Local Property Tax (LPT) allocation process without reliable and up-to-date data; such as preliminary census data and updated LPT yield data, following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (4 Oct 2022)

Peter Burke: The Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, which was enacted in December 2021, includes provisions to establish a new agency, the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA). It is intended that MARA will be formally established in Q1 2023. A dedicated MARA Establishment Unit is in place within my Department to progress the establishment of the agency. Work is currently being progressed across...