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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (4 Mar 2021)

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 the Land Development Agency Bill. On establishment, the LDA had access to an initial tranche of 8 sites that have near term delivery potential for approximately 3,400 new homes....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (4 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 77 and 78 together. The National Planning Framework (NPF) sits at the top of a hierarchy of statutory spatial development plans, the purpose of which is to ensure the sustainable development of urban and rural areas, secure balanced regional development and to support and co-ordinate proper planning and development throughout Ireland. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (4 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 and 83 together. The 1987 guidance on the Provision and Maintenance of Parks, Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Areas by Local Authorities has not been updated by virtue of the fact that it has been superseded by provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the 2000 Act). In terms of new planning developments, Section 10(2)(j)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81, 82 and 86 together. While the Minister for the Housing, Local Government and Heritage has responsibility for policy, legislation, Oireachtas accountability and, at a broad level, oversight, in respect of the local government system, local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The National Planning Framework (NPF) acknowledges the need for a range of complementary strategies, tailored as appropriate, in planning for future growth. Specifically, National Policy Objective (NPO) 7 identifies the need to apply a tailored approach to urban development, that will be linked to the Rural and Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, with a particular focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 67 of the Local Government Act 2001 is the primary legislative, statutory and regulatory framework for the provision of public green space. This provides that a local authority may take measures or engage in activities that it considers necessary to promote the interests of the local community in relation to matters such as general recreational and leisure activities, including the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Cummins for raising this matter and giving me with the opportunity to address it. I assure Members that the Government is committed to ensuring that people in rural areas are supported in accessing good quality water and waste water services, as committed to in the programme for Government. Following on from the recommendations contained in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Senator Cummins's point is very well made. I will give it serious consideration with the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, as it is directly under his jurisdiction. I accept the pressure that is on local authorities and their staff due to the level 5 restrictions. The Senator's case has merit. We do not want people to suffer because of the restrictions that have been imposed. We will take a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Senator Ward for raising this issue and giving me an opportunity to update the House. The national ports policy, as set out in 2013, provides for the transfer of certain ports to the relevant local authority and sets out the arrangements for giving effect to this. In that context, the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company transferred to the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Again, I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this very important matter. As I articulated, a report is being carried out by two independent agencies at the request of the council. We will have to wait and see what comes back. This is a strategic asset and we want to see what its future direction of travel will be. I do not want to predetermine that. We need to discuss the...

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank all the Senators who contributed. I acknowledge the heroic efforts made on a daily basis by the outdoor staff in our local authorities, by our litter wardens and by the Tidy Towns groups who work so hard in our communities to keep things looking so well under very difficult circumstances, as outlined by many contributors to this debate. We are very grateful to them for their...

Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) (No. 1) Regulations 2021: Motion (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I move: "That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 15th February, 2021.”

Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Motion (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 15th February, 2021.”

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: 336. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria used to determine access to the high performance programme as operated by an organisation (details supplied); the process used to determine the potential cycling athletes for Paris 2024; the breakdown of funding to the organisation in 2020; the way it was distributed by training camps, salaries and competitions at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 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: Planning Guidelines (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Under the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing 2005, planning authorities are required to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while avoiding excessive urban-generated housing. A working group was established to review and, where necessary, recommend...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: The identification and implementation of greenbelts and green spaces at a regional and city scale is a matter for regional assemblies and local authorities, through the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies (including Metropolitan Area Spatial Plans) and City/County Development Plans. Guidance in relation to provision and design of open space at the local level is set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (10 Mar 2021)

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 the Land Development Agency Bill. On establishment, the LDA had access to an initial tranche of 8 sites and is also working in partnership with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County...

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

Peter Burke: A wide range of exemptions from planning permission are already provided for under Section 4 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, (the Act) and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, (the Regulations). Such exemptions are provided for when they are considered to be consistent with proper planning and sustainable development. Under Class 1 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Staff (10 Mar 2021)

Peter Burke: Section 13 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides for disqualifications from local authority membership. This includes, under Section 13(1)(g), a member of An Garda Síochána or a wholetime member of the Defence Forces. Section 13(1)(h) provides that a civil servant who is not by terms of employment expressly permitted to be a member of a local authority shall be disqualified...