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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 60: In page 11, line 25, after "Agency" to insert "or a subsidiary DAC".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 64: In page 11, line 28, after "progress" to insert "made by the Agency and subsidiary DACs".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 66: In page 11, line 30, to delete "has" and substitute "and subsidiary DACs have".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I move amendment No. 69: In page 11, line 34, to delete "makes" and substitute "and subsidiary DACs make".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank members for their contributions. I will address amendments Nos. 71 and 74, as jointly tabled by Deputies Eoin Ó Broin and Thomas Gould, and amendments Nos. 72 and 73, as jointly tabled by Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kelly, Paul Murphy, Bríd Smith and Mick Barry. Amendments Nos. 71 and 72 seek to replace and provide that the LDA will be established as a public...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I will do my best. I thank the members again for all their genuine and valuable contributions. I understand where each and every one is coming from. I note members saying the fiscal rules may not be here at some point in the future. Unfortunately, I cannot operate that scratch card type of economics whereby you have a crystal ball before you and you make predictions and put legislation...

Pyrite and Mica Redress Issues: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I thank Members for the valuable contributions. I have listened closely to the comments and statements and I appreciate and acknowledge the level of anger and frustration felt by communities in counties Donegal and Mayo and beyond, as has been alluded to by other speakers in the House. Earlier today, I had the privilege of going outside to meet with the residents who were affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in September 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 555, 556, 557 and 577 together. The current Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006 do not provide for a mandatory minimum setback distance between wind turbines and residential dwellings or EU designated sites. However, in the context of, and in addition to, noise limits, they indicate - for the purpose of protecting residential dwellings in noise sensitive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: Aside from providing for the derelict sites levy - the proceeds of which are retained by local authorities - and associated provisions, the Derelict Sites Act 1990 does not address the issue of funding for local authorities to address dereliction. The proportion of the overall annual budget of each local authority which is spent on addressing dereliction is a matter for each local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: My Department collects statistics relating to the Derelicts Sites Act 1990 on an annual basis in Q3 of the following year. Therefore the information requested in respect of 2020 is not yet available. The latest available statistics in this regard relate to 2019 and these are set out in the following table. Local Authority Amount levied 2019 Carlow ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: Local authorities have been provided with a number of powers and measures to deal with the issue of derelict properties, both in larger urban conglomerations and in smaller rural towns and villages. There also exists a framework of overarching policy and capital funding which provides support to development, including urban regeneration. The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 594 together. Each local authority is required to prepare an Annual Financial Statement by the end of March following the year end and to publish it by the end of June. These financial statements undergo an independent audit by the Local Government Audit Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (15 Jun 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 for determination. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: On 12 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment in case C-261/18, which followed on from the judgment in case C-215/06 relating to the Derrybrien Wind Farm in County Galway. The 2019 judgment ruled against Ireland and imposed a lump sum fine of €5m and a daily fine of €15,000 until compliance is achieved, plus legal costs. The court...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608, 612 and 629 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: Local Authorities (15 Jun 2021)

Peter Burke: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 and 621 together. The funding system for local authorities is complex, with authorities deriving their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government. The Government remains committed to ensuring that the local government sector retains a sustainable and stable source of...