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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (25 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 11 February 2021 in relation to the collection of the vacant site levy. The position remains the same. The specific information sought by the Deputy in relation to the amount of the levy that could be raised in 2021 is not currently available in my Department. My Department does not maintain a central register of vacant sites, as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Costs (25 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise its legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in planning related judicial review court cases and any subsequent appeals. The costs involved are generally borne by the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: 205. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will be prioritising a plan for the safe return to full capacity in childcare settings and for ECCE participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10957/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Project Ireland 2040 (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Kyne for raising this important matter. As a past student of NUI Galway and having lived in the city, I concur with his sentiments on what the city and county have to offer. Project Ireland 2040 is the overarching policy and planning framework for social, economic and cultural development. It includes a detailed capital investment plan for the period 2018 to 2027, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Project Ireland 2040 (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I am happy to do that on behalf of the Senator. Obviously, he has spoken quite strongly on the infrastructural gap that needs to be filled. Irish Water is a key component in delivering that. If the infrastructure is not there, development will be held back and the city will be unable to unlock its potential, provide alternatives such as affordable homes to people and improve infrastructure...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is unavailable this morning and he asked me to respond on his behalf. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to comment on this matter. The Government is providing affordable homes for people. We have a Bill on this which will give an opportunity to families to get on the property ladder. We also have rent pressure zones, which refer directly to the issue raised by the Senator. They now cover almost three quarters of all tenancies in the country...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Parental Leave (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Currie for raising this important matter and all her work in the area to date, which is very valued and important. We are now more conscious than ever of balancing work and caring responsibilities and the burden this places on working families. The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed our working and home lives, enabling new ways of working that may eventually assist women to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Parental Leave (26 Feb 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Currie. I will raise that with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. Senator Currie has articulated very strongly the merits, as well as the concerns lone parents have where they find themselves in very challenging circumstances and in need of key support, which I fully appreciate. I can see from running and living through a very busy constituency office, as the Senator also does,...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I wish to support many families in this State who are currently locked out of the housing market. We must be realistic about the complex nature of what is required in terms of the policy to solve the housing crisis in this country. The scheme being proposed is proportionate and time bound. The aim is to try to make a key intervention to ensure we reframe the supply of housing for starter...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 316, inclusive, together. Detailed information relating to the Foreshore Licence Consenting process can be viewed on my Department's website at the link below. Details of each application made and relevant determinations are also available there. A total of eight (8) foreshore licence applications to harvest seaweed have been received from 2018 to 2021,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 332 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: Renewable Energy Generation (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in line with the “preferred draft approach” which was announced in June 2017 by the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in conjunction with the then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The application referred to in the Deputy’s question is a matter for the Commissioner of Valuation, who is independent in the exercise of his functions under the Valuation Act 2001 to 2020. I, as Minister, have no function in decisions in this regard. I am informed by the Commissioner of Valuation that his office is corresponding with the person’s agent with a view to finalising...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Given the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the associated public health restrictions, and in order to continue supporting ratepayers and local authorities, the Government recently announced that the commercial rates waiver put in place for the first quarter of 2021 will be extended to the second quarter; it applies to businesses most seriously affected by ongoing restrictions. The 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the Act) introduced new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHDs) of 100 housing units or more, or student accommodation or shared accommodation developments of 200 bed spaces or more, to be made directly to An Bord Pleanála (the Board) for determination....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Given the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the associated public health restrictions, and in order to continue supporting ratepayers and local authorities, the Government recently announced that the commercial rates waiver put in place for the first quarter of 2021 will be extended to the second quarter; it applies to businesses most seriously affected by ongoing restrictions. The 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: In relation to any specific cases 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 .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Broadband Plan (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I can confirm that there has been no substantive engagement between my Department and National Broadband Ireland (NBI) with regard to broadband provision in the last six months. I did receive a briefing from NBI and in this context some enquiries were raised regarding road opening licences for cable laying purposes but as the relevant provisions are primarily contained in section 13(10) of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 758. To ask the Minister for Health if a person on a medical card is covered for steroid injections received from their doctor. [11131/21]