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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: In relation to any specific case with the Property Registration Authority (PRA), arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. Further information in relation to the specific case referred to may be obtained by contacting the dedicated e-mail address in respect of the PRA at reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: Towns and villages across Ireland are facing many challenges, in terms of decline in population, loss of services and community facilities. The Government has provided a strong national policy response through the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the Action Plan for Rural Development, which identify the need to reverse these trends and revitalise rural towns and villages by attracting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: Please find below allocation and expenditure in respect of Traveller accommodation for each of the local authorities for the past five years, inclusive of the spend to 19 November, 2020. In 2020, to facilitate ease of access to funding my Department is not allocating specific budgets to individual local authorities. Instead, it is open to all local authorities to apply for and drawdown...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: My Department has engaged extensively with representatives of the local government sector and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform over recent months concerning the financial challenges facing local authorities as a consequence of the pandemic. €600m was allocated by Government to fund the cost of a six-month waiver of rates from 27 March to 27 September 2020. To...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 to 398, inclusive, together. The services provided by the Property Registration Authority (PRA) support the work of legal practitioners and underpin the effective operation of the property market. On foot of the restrictions introduced by the Government on 21 October last, I understand that the PRA implemented its Business Continuity Plan Level 5...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (24 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: My Department is aware of the matter raised, having received correspondence from the Chief Executive of Meath County Council on behalf of the elected members of the Council, further to meetings of the County Council, that included consideration of meeting procedure in respect of the County Development plan preparation process. The Department’s Planning Division has engaged with Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (25 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: In recognising the difficulties faced by businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Programme for Government – “Our Shared Future”, in the area of “Reigniting and Renewing the Economy,” committed to set out how commercial rates will be treated for the remainder of 2020. One of the earliest priorities of both Minister O’Brien and I was to secure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: The proposed Dublin Array project is one of several projects that have been designated as a Relevant Project. These are offshore wind projects that either applied for or were granted a lease under the Foreshore Act 1933, as amended, or offshore wind projects that are eligible to be processed to receive a valid grid connection offer. These transition projects can continue to work and update a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: The original 2020 Estimate provision of €787.377m in my Department’s Vote under Programme C – Local Government, included €600m provided under the Government’s July Stimulus package to fund the cost of a waiver of commercial rates for six months for eligible businesses. However, further to a Supplementary Estimate and the waiver extension announced in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (25 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: Three members were appointed to the board of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in September 2020: Ms Margaret Lane, Mr Brian Cawley and Mr Niall Quinn. Information about the membership of the board is available on the NOAC website at .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (25 Nov 2020)

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. A revised General Scheme for the LDA Bill was approved by Government in October for priority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: The table below sets out the for allocation and expenditure in respect of Traveller accommodation for Cavan, Monaghan, Meath, Louth, Longford and Westmeath county councils in 2018 and 2019 and 2020 year to date up to and including November 24. In 2020, to facilitate ease of access to funding my Department is not allocating specific budgets to individual local authorities. Instead, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: In planning matters, the requirements for carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) are set out at Part X of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Under section 172 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, an applicant for consent to carry out proposed development requiring EIA must submit an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) to the planning...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Conway for raising this issue and providing me with the opportunity to address the matter. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has had statutory responsibility for all aspects of public water services planning, delivery and operation at a national, regional and local level. As part of budget 2021, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage secured funding of over...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Conway again for raising this issue and for working on behalf of the residents in Doolin, Broadford, Cooraclare and Carrigaholt. It is important we respond to the challenges because we are clear in this country that private investment will be weak over the next number of months because of the coronavirus. That gives a key opportunity for the State to step in with public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Rates (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: The Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019 was passed by the Oireachtas and enacted on 11 July 2019. Key elements of the Act include a modernisation of rates legislation and practice including variation of rates payment arrangements, the pro ratalevying of rates on occupiers based on period in occupation within a year, the application of interest payments on unpaid rates, minimum...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Rates (26 Nov 2020)

Peter Burke: I met the president of the Association of Irish Local Government, AILG, and his team yesterday and committed to holding quarterly meetings with them. Part of this relates to the engagement with councillors to provide core support to them in order that they will be aware of all the issues they can respond to in the chamber, which are very extensive at this time. The Office of the Planning...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Dec 2020)

Peter Burke: The use of the Part V mechanism to allow local authorities to acquire units in a private development, which are then allocated to social housing tenants, is important for a number of reasons. It makes a crucial contribution to supply of the overall stock available for social housing purposes and it supports the objective of social integration. As a matter of policy, it has been directed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Dec 2020)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy. AHB tenancies are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board and governed by residential tenancies legislation. AHBs are currently subject to a voluntary regulation code and they will shortly come under the remit of the new approved housing bodies regulatory authority, which is in the process of being established. The Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies)...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Protection Agency (1 Dec 2020)

Peter Burke: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and providing an opportunity to comment on the EPA's latest report, "Ireland's Environment 2020". This important statement on the condition of our national environment brings together key data and assessment from right across the spectrum of the EPA's work. This report includes an assessment of the water quality of our rivers, lakes, canals,...